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UKC Premier Best in Top Ten Winners

Established in 1995

Winners

(Titles on dog reflect those at the time of event win, and may not be a current or complete list of all those won since)

YEAR DOG NAME BREED BREED GROUP OWNER(S) STATE
YEAR

1995

DOG NAME

GRCH 'PR' Kandias Kat-Man-Do of Snowbird

BREED

American Eskimo

BREED GROUP

Northern

OWNER(S)

Helen & Stuart Dick

STATE

MA

YEAR

1996

DOG NAME

CH 'PR' Ford's Ole Misdemeanor

BREED

American B&T Coonhound

BREED GROUP

Scenthound

OWNER(S)

Tony Ford

STATE

MI

YEAR

1997

DOG NAME

GR CH Northbound's Notorious Kid

BREED

Australian Shepherd

BREED GROUP

Herding

OWNER(S)

Steve Augustine

STATE

MI

YEAR

1998

DOG NAME

GR CH 'PR' Pegasus Gotta Jacobs Attitude

BREED

Toy Fox Terrier

BREED GROUP

Terrier

OWNER(S)

Dianna James

STATE

FL

YEAR

1999

DOG NAME

GR CH Renaissance Thera Sportstory

BREED

Afghan Hound

BREED GROUP

Sighthound & Pariah

OWNER(S)

Karen M Todd, Sandra Truitt

STATE

IL

YEAR

2000

DOG NAME

CH Waldmeer Ragtyme Cadence

BREED

Dachshund

BREED GROUP

Scenthound

OWNER(S)

Richard & Patricia Roder

STATE

MI

YEAR

2001

DOG NAME

UAGI GRCH Swift Run's Hallmark

BREED

Doberman Pinscher

BREED GROUP

Guardian

OWNER(S)

Cindy Noland

STATE

PA

YEAR

2002

DOG NAME

UCD GRCH Royal Von Tasz Classic

BREED

White Shepherd

BREED GROUP

Herding

OWNER(S)

Diana Updike

STATE

MI

YEAR

2003

DOG NAME

CH Jonricker Nicke Lilltroll

BREED

Swedish Vallhund

BREED GROUP

Herding

OWNER(S)

Ingrid Low & Kerstin Ottmar

STATE

MA

YEAR

2004

DOG NAME

GR CH Bowmanor's Hi-Society

BREED

Smooth Fox Terrier

BREED GROUP

Terrier

OWNER(S)

Linda Reece

STATE

VA

YEAR

2005

DOG NAME

CH Gemdach Red Alert

BREED

Dachshund

BREED GROUP

Scenthound

OWNER(S)

Justin & Patrick Williamson

STATE

MI

YEAR

2006

DOG NAME

GRCH SFX Treasure's Trove

BREED

Samoyed

BREED GROUP

Northern

OWNER(S)

Lori Chapek-Carleton & Gordon Carleton

STATE

MI

YEAR

2007

DOG NAME

CH Sugar Creek's Let Freedom Ring

BREED

English Cocker Spaniel

BREED GROUP

Gun

OWNER(S)

Lora Richards, Kylee Carter

STATE

MI

YEAR

2008

DOG NAME

CH Coralwood Oncore Wrigley Field

BREED

English Pointer

BREED GROUP

Gun

OWNER(S)

Katherine Shorter & Sally Barton

STATE

VA

YEAR

2009

DOG NAME

CH Snofall Cotton Candy

BREED

Australian Shepherd

BREED GROUP

Herding

OWNER(S)

Carla & Donald Bright

STATE

VA

YEAR

2010

DOG NAME

GRCH 'PR' Buckeye's Lone Ranger

BREED

American Pit Bull Terrier

BREED GROUP

Terrier

OWNER(S)

Brian Ketner & Dave Phillips

STATE

OH

YEAR

2011

DOG NAME

Seasyde Wynot Dobe Den Louise

BREED

English Pointer

BREED GROUP

Gun

OWNER(S)

Katherine Shorter

STATE

VA

YEAR

2012

DOG NAME

CH Seasyde Wynot Can Only Imagine

BREED

English Pointer

BREED GROUP

Gun

OWNER(S)

Katherine Shorter & Helyne Medeiros

STATE

VA

YEAR

2013

DOG NAME

GRCH Majestik Fact or Fiction

BREED

Yorkshire Terrier

BREED GROUP

Companion

OWNER(S)

Sharon Griffin

STATE

MI

YEAR

2014

DOG NAME

RATS UWPCH GRCH Alpine's Ring of Fire

BREED

American Pit Bull Terrier

BREED GROUP

Terrier

OWNER(S)

Valerie Ann Piltz, Ed Thomason & Karen Thomason

STATE

WA

YEAR

2015

DOG NAME

URO1 GRCH Bluprints Lil Terror(at)Buckeye

BREED

American Pit Bull Terrier

BREED GROUP

Terrier

OWNER(S)

Sue Phillips, Apryl Hall

STATE

OH

YEAR

2016

DOG NAME

GRCH Caralot's Forever A Tripletake

BREED

Multi-Colored Poodle

BREED GROUP

Companion

OWNER(S)

Julie Bogart & Rebecca Bertouille

STATE

IN

YEAR

2017

DOG NAME

GRCH Snowborn's Scarlet Letter

BREED

Siberian Husky

BREED GROUP

Northern

OWNER(S)

Diana Brumbaugh & James Holt

STATE

MI

YEAR

2018

DOG NAME

CH Judo's Millions of Happy Memor

BREED

Tibetan Spaniel

BREED GROUP

Companion

OWNER(S)

Benita Rodriguez, Donna Etchinson

STATE

AR

YEAR

2019

DOG NAME

CH Tsarshadows Flames of War

BREED

Karelian Bear Dog

BREED GROUP

Northern

OWNER(S)

Maureen Griffin & Dawne Deeley

STATE

CT

YEAR

2020

DOG NAME

No Best in Top Ten in 2020 (due to COVID causing cancellation of in-person Premier)

YEAR

2021

DOG NAME

UWP URO1 RGCH Sharay's Diamonds Are Forever

BREED

American Pit Bull Terrier

BREED GROUP

Terrier

OWNER(S)

Arionna Walker

STATE

MI

YEAR

2022

DOG NAME

NBIS DGCH Zvezdniy Pes Flint SPOT-ON

BREED

Caucasian Ovcharka

BREED GROUP

Guardian

OWNER(S)

Jillian Casey

STATE

OH

YEAR

2023

DOG NAME

GRCH Blulake Did My Heart Love Tillnow

BREED

Kerry Blue Terrier

BREED GROUP

Terrier

OWNER(S)

Philip Lemieux

STATE

RI

YEAR