Japanese Spitz at WDS 2026 Bologna

Japanese Spitz at WDS 2026 Bologna. The World Dog Show 2026 in Bologna has now officially passed into breed history.

From 3 to 7 June 2026, Bologna Fiere became the centre of the international dog world as ENCI, the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana, hosted WDS 2026 in Italy. For Japanese Spitz enthusiasts, the show offered a compact but highly international entry: 19 Japanese Spitz were entered across junior, intermediate, open, champion and veteran classes.

It was not the largest breed entry of the event, of course. But small numbers can still tell a large story. The Japanese Spitz ring in Bologna brought together dogs and exhibitors connected with Estonia, France, Lithuania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Italy.

WDS 2026 Bologna: Italy Returns to the World Dog Show Stage

The World Dog Show is one of the prestigious events in the international dog calendar. In 2026, Italy welcomed exhibitors, breeders, judges, visitors and breed specialists to Bologna Fiere for five days of competition and canine culture.

The WDS team in Italy had reported 30,000+ total entries. This echoed the scale of the 2015 World Dog Show, the last time Italy hosted the event, and gave Italian dog lovers good reason to say: Go, go Italia.

The official announcement from ENCI President Dino Muto also underlined the technical ambition of the event, with 230 expert judges invited and a strong emphasis on selection, comparison, breeder experience and animal welfare.

For breeders, this is what makes a World Dog Show more than a list of winners. It is a rare point of comparison: different countries, different breeding traditions, different presentation styles, and different interpretations of the same breed standard, all seen in one place.

Japanese Spitz Entry at WDS 2026

The Japanese Spitz entry at WDS 2026 counted 19 dogs. The class distribution was as follows:

Class	Males	Females
Young / Junior	2	1
Intermediate	1	1
Open	2	2
Champion	6	3
Veteran	0	1

This gave a total of 11 males and 8 females, with the strongest concentration in the Champion classes. That is interesting in itself: the Bologna entry was not simply a young or developmental field, but included a notable number of already established dogs.

Catalogue Details: Japanese Spitz at WDS 2026 Bologna

Japanese Spitz were judged in Ring 20, Hall 16, under judge Ilaria Biondi De Ciabatti.

The complete Japanese Spitz catalogue entry with Japanese Spitz results at WDS 2026 included:

Cat. No.	Dog	Sex / Class	Sire	Dam	Owner	Grade / Place	Awards
9870	Crepello Who’s That Girl	Bitch / Veteran	State-of-Art Adorable Al-X	Crepello Queen of Clovers	Lager Isabelle	Excellent, 1st	BOB Veteran, VCACIB, VCAC
9871	Belzbentley Aussie Jester	Dog / Young	CH Belzbentley Wild Card	Blezbentley Sorrel	Hélène Moineau	Excellent, 1st	BOB Junior, JCACIB, JCAC
9872	Frodo di Paranor	Dog / Young	Zen di Paranor	Crepello Date at Eight	Cecchinato Luisella	Excellent, 2nd	Reserve JCAC
9873	Crepello Beaming Basil	Dog / Intermediate	Crepello Willy Wonka	Crepello Be True Be Blue Be You	Zajankovskaja Renata	Excellent, 1st	CAC
9874	Arčiau Širdies Eagle	Dog / Open	Donik Style Morning Star from Duke	Sakura Show Beauty	Zajankovskaja Renata	Very Good, 1st	—
9875	CH Conan Bella Neve	Dog / Open	Donik Style Imperator	Bellestristix Aristocracy Sophie Michelle	Cybis-Michalski Aleksandra	Very Good	—
9876	CH Crepello Brazen Brat	Dog / Champion	Crepello Willy Wonka	Crepello Be True Be Blue Be You	Lager Isabelle	Excellent, 4th	—
9877	CH Donik Style Sebastian	Dog / Champion	Donik Style Goratsio Nelson	Donik Style Holly Chloe	Sklyarova I.	Excellent, 3rd	—
9878	CH Maemuki Time To Shine	Dog / Champion	Mondial Out of the Shadows	Maemuki Journey from Heaven	Hitz Laura	Excellent, 2nd	Reserve CACIB, Reserve CAC
9879	CH Maho Mirai Percival	Dog / Champion	Maho Mirai Drako	Maho Mirai Shupette	Solovjova Polina, Solovjova Jelena	Excellent, 1st	CACIB, CAC, BOB
9880	CH Plushlandia Hoenir	Dog / Champion	Baltik Lain Quest from Heart to Heart	Baltik Lain Incentive Lady	Yuliya Malinina	Excellent	—
9881	CH Théodore Archie de la Forêt d’Innamuramentu	Dog / Champion	Hiko Saruta of la Forêt d’Innamuramentu	Rose de la Forêt d’Innamuramentu	Caroline Lacomble	Excellent	—
9882	Arčiau Širdies Galaktika	Bitch / Young	Hino Stars of Ekaterinoslav	Chezay’s Xtra Xtra	Rybakova Margarita	Excellent, 1st	BOS Junior, JCACIB, JCAC
9883	Sparkling Heels Augusta Fredericka	Bitch / Intermediate	Maho Mirai R’Khan Solo	Gati Izyashchnaya	Lamakina Marina	Excellent, 1st	Reserve CACIB, CAC
9884	Sachiko Japonska for Plushlandia	Bitch / Open	Baltik Lain Zucat	Baltik Lain Real Arizona Dream	Yuliya Malinina	Excellent, 1st	CAC
9885	CH Sharonett Beatrix	Bitch / Open	Patome Spark of Bonfireheart	Sharonett Luna	Lehtonen Kirsi	Excellent, 2nd	Reserve CAC
9886	CH Bella Godivas Rapunzel	Bitch / Champion	Saarnion Roketto	Bländvita Kreme Karamell	Lehtonen Kirsi	Excellent, 2nd	Reserve CAC
9887	CH Cleopatra Bella Neve	Bitch / Champion	Donik Style Imperator	Bellestristix Aristocracy Sophie Michelle	Hélène Moineau	Excellent, 1st	CACIB, CAC, BOS
9888	CH IT Crepello Date at Eight	Bitch / Champion	Shinbi Mailie’s Kinkai Miki CH DK SE	Crepello Who’s That Girl CIB PL CH	Cecchinato Luisella	Excellent, 3rd	—

Main Japanese Spitz Winners at WDS 2026 Bologna

The top breed awards went to:

Best of Breed, CACIB, CAC
Maho Mirai Percival
Catalogue no. 9879 — Male
Owner: Solovjova Polina, Estonia

Best Opposite Sex, CACIB, CAC
Cleopatra Bella Neve
Catalogue no. 9887 — Female
Owner: Hélène Moineau, France

Best Junior of Breed, JCACIB, JCAC
Belzbentley Aussie Jester
Catalogue no. 9871 — Male
Owner: Hélène Moineau, France

Best Junior Opposite Sex, JCACIB, JCAC
Arčiau Širdies Galaktika
Catalogue no. 9882 — Female
Owner: Rybakova Margarita, Lithuania

Best Veteran of Breed, VCACIB, VCAC
Crepello Who’s That Girl
Catalogue no. 9870 — Female
Owner: Lager Isabelle, Sweden

A Breed Seen Through International Comparison

For the Japanese Spitz, a show like WDS 2026 matters less for its titles than for the people it brings into the same room. For a few days, breeders from different countries stood in the same ring, met in person, and talked.

That contact is not a pleasantry. For a numerically small breed, the relationships between breeders across borders are one of the practical foundations for maintaining diversity, quality and long-term health. Shared knowledge, planned combinations, future imports and exports — these begin as conversations between people who trust each other, and events like Bologna are where those conversations happen

Congratulations to All Japanese Spitz Exhibitors

Congratulations to all Japanese Spitz exhibitors, breeders, owners and handlers who took part in WDS 2026 Bologna.

A special congratulations to owners and breeders of the main winners: Maho Mirai Percival, Cleopatra Bella Neve, Belzbentley Aussie Jester, Arčiau Širdies Galaktika and Crepello Who’s That Girl and every dog who represented the breed in Bologna.

The World Dog Show 2026 is now history. For the Japanese Spitz, it becomes one more page in the international story of a beautiful, distinctive and deeply loved breed.