28/06/2026
🌐 The TOP DOGS from the FCI member countries have compete for the FCI Top Dog 2026 title. The national kennel clubs have selected the dog to represent their country at the competition.
The pre-judging and the Final BIS of the FCI World Challenge for Top Dogs have taken place on Saturday 6 June 2026 in Bologna, Italy.
All participating dogs have been split into three groups for pre-judging, on a random basis. The top four dogs from each of the three groups have competed for the final. Each group has been judged by one judge and a fourth judge has designated the BIS.
Group 1 - pre-selection Judge:
GOPY KRISHNAN (MY 🇲🇾)
1️⃣ CHINA - Xiao Yezi Baby Coconut - Presa Canario
2️⃣ COLOMBIA - Mapa Grande Serygy Kafu – Fila Brasileiro
3️⃣ CROATIA - Black Majesty Some Say - Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
4️⃣ MEXICO - Master Rock Calaco - Xoloitzcuintle
Group 2 -pre-selection Judge:
MIGUEL ANGEL MARTINEZ (AR 🇦🇷)
1️⃣ SPAIN - Hip Hop Boy Dos Seite Moinhos - Basset Hound
2️⃣ HUNGARY - Bugaboo’s Dream Big With Bottom Shaker - English Sheepdog
3️⃣ PORTUGAL - Samspring Call Me Maybe - Samoyede
4️⃣ PERU - Yartsy Dholes Tony Brus Bulls - Bulldog
Group 3 -pre-selection Judge:
ARNE FOSS (NO 🇳🇴)
1️⃣ JAPAN - Mon Amour Beyond and Above - Jack Russell Terrier
2️⃣ SWEDEN - Caci’s Fifty Shades of Music - Flat Coated Retriever
3️⃣ AUSTRALIA - Voila Raising The Stakes (AI) – Poodle
4️⃣ BAHRAIN - Kaftan’s My Melancholy Blues -Saluki
The Winner of the final will has been awarded the title “𝔽ℂ𝕀 𝔽ℂ𝕀 𝕋𝕆ℙ 𝔻𝕆𝔾 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞”
🏵️ Judge of FCI World Challenge for Top Dogs 2026:
BARBARA MÜLLER (CH 🇨🇭)
🥇 𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝔽ℂ𝕀 𝔽ℂ𝕀 𝕋𝕆ℙ 𝔻𝕆𝔾 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞�“Bugaboo’s Dream Big With Bottom Shaker”�Old English Sheepdog�HUNGARY 🇭🇺
🥈 Reserve 𝔹𝕀𝕊 𝔽ℂ𝕀 𝔽ℂ𝕀 𝕋𝕆ℙ 𝔻𝕆𝔾 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞�“Voila Raising The Stakes”�Poodle Standard�AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
