International Dog Day 2026 - we have our winners!
Posted on Monday, 31 August 2026
Last Wednesday (26 August) was International Dog Day, and to celebrate, we ran a competition during the week to find ANZCO’s favourite dog breed!
After a week of head-to-head voting, and a close finale between the Golden Retriever and the Australian Shepherd, we have a winner…
ANZCO’s favourite dog breed is the: Golden Retriever
Congratulations to the winning team:
- Leah Hodgkinson, Moregate Biotech
- Sapphire Kururangi, Canterbury
- Hiroki Takahashi, Corporate
- Jaime Laughton, Kōkiri
- Cale Wafer, Waitara
Congratulations also to the winners of the daily spot prizes:
- Monday: Anila Peter of Green Island
- Tuesday: Brielee Menzies of Kōkiri
- Wednesday: Troy Nielsen of Manawatū
- Thursday: Tracy Karaitiana of Eltham
- Friday: Katrina Jamieson of Moregate Biotech
Our winners have some paw-some prizes coming their way!
Thanks to everyone who joined a team and voted throughout the week – we hope you had fun!
Have a great week.