A whopping 664 entries coupled with sunny weather provided the ideal platform for the Northland Canine Association's centennial celebrations that started with a three-day dog show in Whangarei over the Northland Anniversary weekend.
Barge Park in Maunu was a sea of tents and dogs of all breeds strutted their stuff to compete for the daily title of best in the show.
Association secretary Gael Bassett said the competition had been fantastic, with dogs of more than 100 breeds competing in seven categories - toys, working, terrier, gun dogs, hounds, utilities and non-sporting dogs. The main prizes were kauri trophies carved by Kaiwaka artist John Whelan.
Ms Bassett said a basset hound won the best in show prize on Saturday morning, an Australian shepherd won in the afternoon, a Siberian husky on Sunday morning, and a doberman in the afternoon.
Dogs came from as far south as Christchurch, Wellington, Taranaki and Hawke's Bay.