The results are in from the 2025 CKC National Championship Dog Show, where dogs and exhibitors from coast to coast delivered an exceptional display of skill, dedication, and purebred excellence in Mississauga. This year’s event brought together 814 dogs representing 135 breeds from across the country for an exciting weekend of national competition.
Thank you to every exhibitor, volunteer, breeder, steward, judge, and supporter whose dedication and enthusiasm helped create an unforgettable celebration of Canada’s purebred dog community. Your commitment is what makes events like this truly special.
Best in Show
GCHS Diaquiris Sno-Peke Purple Rain CGN (“Prince”), Pekingese
Owner: Cynthia Dyson
Handler: Cynthia Dyson
Breeder: Denise Cortelli & Cynthia Dyson
Reserve Best in Show
GCHG Hilltops Best Kept Secret At KL (“Rambo”), Miniature American Shepherd
Owner: Kelli Rettie
Handler: Cody Longworth
Breeder: Ginger M Fleguel
1st: GCHS Bounce's It's A Lark! (“Larkin”), English Springer Spaniel
Owner: Debra & Sydney Abelovsky
Handler: Colin Brownlee
Breeder: Debra & Sydney Abelovsky
2nd: GCHEX GCHG Danrich On D'Run To Maktawae WC (“Colt”), Labrador Retriever
Owner: Lola Nichol
Handler: Lola Nichol
Breeder: Dana Richmond
3rd: GCHB Sunkozi Time For Reflection at Bittersweet (“Maple”), Golden Retriever
Owner: Lea Batte
Breeder: Beverley Farquhar
4th: CH Ürgemezei-Villám Cokmok, Smooth Vizsla
Owner: Attila Sulyok
Breeder: Zsolt Pumerschein
1st: CH Lehigh Lexie at Witsend, Scottish Deerhound
Owner: Judith Bowman
Breeder: Paula Pascoe & Pamela Smithson
2nd: GCHG Freespirits Fix Me A Double At Terrapin CGN (“Bourbon”), Saluki
Owner: Cheryl Paterson & Chris Millman
Handler: Amanda McAllister
Breeder: Mary White, Erika Rose, Richard Worden
3rd - GCHB Cataraqui Midnight Girl ("Jamie"), Rhodesian Ridgeback
Owner: Carole Cockell
Handler: Noreena Seery
Breeder: Carole Cockell & Valerie Michaud
4th: GCH Azure's Volta (“Volta”), Whippet
Owner: Jessika Belley
Breeder: Mary Morris
1st: GCHB Snowmist's Zenith (“Zenith”), Siberian Husky
Owner: Kim Ramey-Leblanc
Breeder: Kim Ramey-Leblanc
2nd: GCH A-List Endless Journey (“D.J.”), Doberman Pinscher
Owner: Denise Kamine & Chelsea Kamine
Handler: Joanne Lusted
Breeder: Denise Kamine, Chelsea Kamine, Symone Kamine
3rd: GCH Salem Creek's Mason's Potion (“Lucius”), Cane Corso
Owner: Amanda Tam & Michael Hothi
Breeder: Gailynn Reed
4th: GCH Recurve's Be Unstoppable (“Jaxon”), Newfoundland
Owner: Cathie Wood & Carina Wood & Jill Francis
Breeder: Cathie Wood & Carina Wood
1st: GCH Bridan Kilmarnock At Thistle Do (“Johnny”), Border Terrier
Owner: C Lubinsky, Emily Burdon, Jose M Sanchez, C Meyer
Handler: Emily Burdon
Breeder: Cynthia Lubinsky, E Burdon, Jose Sanchez, C Meyer
2nd: GCH Audacity's Indecent Proposal NS CGN ATD-M ATD (“Moxie”), Manchester Terrier
Owner: Janis Laporte
Handler: Janis Laporte
Breeder: Deborah Quance
3rd: CH Gregory Novinskaya NS ITD (“Grisha”), Scottish Terrier
Owner: Marina Novinskaya
Handler: Marina Novinskaya
Breeder: Joy Croft, Sandra Anderson
4th: CH Northcote's Snap Crackle and Pop (“Chloe”), Lakeland Terrier
Owner: Terri Alloway & Kim Wendling
Handler: Kim Wendling
Breeder: Terri Alloway & Kim Wendling
1st: GCHS Diaquiris Sno-Peke Purple Rain CGN (“Prince”), Pekingese
Owner: Cynthia Dyson
Handler: Cynthia Dyson
Breeder: Denise Cortelli & Cynthia Dyson
2nd: GCHG Bonwild Black Magic Woman (“Trillé”), Toy Manchester Terrier
Owner: Amanda Kelly, Sari Laitinen, Carolyn Horowitz
Handler: Sydney Robinson
Breeder: Sari Laitinen
3rd: GCHS Alegria’s Dark Side of the Moon (“Floyd”), Havanese
Owner: Laurie Thompson
Handler: Sydney Robinson
Breeder: Melissa Keevil
4th: GCHS Boccalupo Maplewood’s Coco Chanel at Cassiopeia (“Coco”), Italian Greyhound
Owner: Karen Pelletier
Handler: Norm Fargo
Breeder: Dini Odynski Westman
1st: GCH Starlight Birchbark Feats of Strength RN CGN NTD (“George”), Bulldog
Owner: Tatiana Hatton & Tim Hatton
Handler: Sonya Birch
Breeder: Tatiana Hatton & Tim Hatton
2nd: GCH Nuuktok's Atka Kunik S (“Kunik”), Standard American Eskimo Dog
Owner: Sharon Robertson & Graeme Burdon
Handler: Emily Burdon
Breeder: Sharon Robertson & Graeme Burdon
3rd: Didnt C Me Coming (Arena) (“Dyanara”), Standard Xoloitzcuintli
Owner: Dista N Goguen
Handler: Shannon Bouwman
Breeder: Maria Guadalupe Escoffee
4th: GCHB Summerwind's Beam Me Up To Keesbrook (“Scotty”), Keeshond
Owner: Brenda Brookes & Susan Coulson
Handler: Susan Coulson
Breeder: Jean Gauchat Hargis & Joshua Hargis
1st: GCHG Hilltops Best Kept Secret At KL (“Rambo”), Miniature American Shepherd
Owner: Kelli Rettie
Handler: Cody Longworth
Breeder: Ginger M Fleguel
2nd: GCHB Stonecroft's Star Seeking (“Stuart”), Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Owner: Anita Cameron, Kristen Francis, Barbara Heal
Breeder: Anita Cameron & Kristen Francis
3rd: GCHS AusableRVR's Fresh POW (“Aspen”), Australian Shepherd
Owner: Lisa Wensley
Handler: Bonnie Fisher
Breeder: Jocelyn Ehgoetz
4th: GCHB Ember Pine and Maple Trails CGN (“Kivi”), Finnish Lapphund
Owner: Pattie Page & Manon Brisebois
Handler: Dillon Conod
Breeder: April Wilkowski
A message from our Executive Director
“This year’s National Championship brought together outstanding dogs and exhibitors from across the country. Their commitment to preserving the health, history, and purpose of purebred dogs was evident in every ring. Thank you to our volunteers, judges, and partners for supporting this exceptional weekend. A special thank you to All-Breed Judge, Mike Macbeth, judging her final Best in Show assignment. Mike will continue to dedicate her life to preserving and promoting the Dandie Dinmont breed. Dandies are in good hands with Mike at the helm.”
— Natalie Tarini, Executive Director, Canadian Kennel Club
A full blog post with every Best of Breed and class winner will be published on CKC’s The Dish soon.
Thank you again for being part of the CKC community and for supporting purebred dogs in Canada!