2025 Judging Panel

2025 Judging Panel

NZTOPDOG Award Ceremony on 29 August

Join the NZTOPDOG Award Ceremony on 29 August

Dogs Connect

Dogs Connect is Australia's leading well-being dog organisation. They have developed expertise in teaching organisations how to build best practices supporting the successful introduction of a well-being dog into their community in ways that are strongly linked to the welfare of the dog.

They support hundreds of communities across Australia in education, healthcare, justice settings, and community service organisations. The focus is on creating natural, mutually reciprocal opportunities for connectedness between humans and dogs in an extremely broad range of settings.

Learn more

Make a difference. Donate today.

This year, NZTOPDOG is organising a fundraiser.


This year, we wanted to give the aroha back to our communities. Every year, our campaign is supported and celebrated by a variety of incredible charities across Aotearoa, all of whom mahi tirelessly to make a positive impact for dogs in their respected communities.


All money (100%) will go to NZ mental health and dog-related charities.

Dogs Connect representative