FCI World Challenge of Top Dogs 2026
The Top Dog from the FCI member countries will compete in the FCI World Challenge of Top Dogs on Saturday, June 6th, 2026 as part of the World Dog Show 2026 in Bologna.
Best 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.
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 have been judged by one judge and a fourth judge has designated the BIS.
The Winner of the final will has been awarded the title FCI TOP DOG 2026.
The Final of the competition has been judged in the Main Ring (Hall 30).
The judges panel of the three pre-judging groups
Group 1 – GOPY KRISHNAN (MY)
Group 2 – MIGUEL ANGEL MARTINEZ (AR)
Group 3 – ARNE FOSS (NO)
Participating FCI countries
ALBANIA; ARGENTINA; ARMENIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; AZERBAIDJAN; BAHRAIN; BELGIUM; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; CHILE; CHINA; COLOMBIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FINLAND; FRANCE; GEORGIA; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; IRELAND; ISRAEL; ITALY; JAPAN; KAZAKHSTAN; KIRGHIZISTAN; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MALAISYA; MALTA; MEXICO; MONTENEGRO; NORTH MACEDONIA; NORWAY; PANAMA; PERU; PHILIPPINES; POLAND; PORTUGAL; PUERTO RICO; ROMANIA; SAN MARINO; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH KOREA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; THAILAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY; UKRAINE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URUGUAY
ALBANIA; ARGENTINA; ARMENIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; AZERBAIDJAN; BAHRAIN; BELGIUM; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; CHILE; CHINA; COLOMBIA; CROATIA; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FINLAND; FRANCE; GEORGIA; GERMANY; GREECE; HUNGARY; IRELAND; ISRAEL; ITALY; JAPAN; KAZAKHSTAN; KIRGHIZISTAN; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MALAISYA; MALTA; MEXICO; MONTENEGRO; NORTH MACEDONIA; NORWAY; PANAMA; PERU; PHILIPPINES; POLAND; PORTUGAL; PUERTO RICO; ROMANIA; SAN MARINO; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH KOREA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; THAILAND; THE NETHERLANDS; TURKEY; UKRAINE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URUGUAY
Group 1 - pre-selection Judge: GOPY KRISHNAN (MY)
CHINA - Xiao Yezi Baby Coconut - Presa Canario
COLOMBIA - Mapa Grande Serygy Kafu – Fila Brasileiro
CROATIA - Black Majesty Some Say - Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
MEXICO - Master Rock Calaco - Xoloitzcuintle
Group 2 -pre-selection Judge: MIGUEL ANGEL MARTINEZ (AR)
SPAIN - Hip Hop Boy Dos Seite Moinhos - Basset Hound
HUNGARY - Bugaboo’s Dream Big With Bottom Shaker - English Sheepdog
PORTUGAL - Samspring Call Me Maybe - Samoyede
PERU - Yartsy Dholes Tony Brus Bulls - Bulldog
Group 3 -pre-selection Judge: ARNE FOSS (NO)
JAPAN - Mon Amour Beyond and Above - Jack Russell Terrier
SWEDEN - Caci's Fifty Shades of Music - Flat Coated Retriever
AUSTRALIA - Voila Raising The Stakes (AI) – Poodle
BAHRAIN - Kaftan’s My Melancholy Blues -Saluki
Judge of FCI World Challenge for Top Dogs 2026
BARBARA MULLER (CH)
BEST IN SHOW
BEST IN SHOW
Bugaboo’s Dream Big With Bottom Shaker
Old English Sheepdog
HUNGARY
Reserve BEST IN SHOW
Voila Raising The Stakes
Poodle
AUSTRALIA
