The Pawscars
Nominations for the 2027 Pawscars are now open! Click the links below to review the categories and nominate those who you think deserve to be recognised:
An Official Statement from The Pawscars Committee
The Pawscars Announces Exciting Transitional Format for The Upcoming 2027 Awards
The Pawscars was founded in 2014 by Gavin Robertson, who has been its heart and its driving force for 12 successful years – a role which takes a tremendous amount of time, energy and dedication. Following Gavin’s appointment as Chairman of the Royal Kennel Club, balancing the extensive workload of The Pawscars alongside his RKC and Crufts commitments is simply not viable in 2027.
The Pawscars Committee has decided to use this period of transition as an opportunity to look to the future. While the awards themselves will take place exactly as normal, we will be pausing the evening gala dinner for 2027 only.
Rather than compromising on the high standard you all expect from The Pawscars with a rushed handover, a 12 month break from managing the immense logistics of our traditional sit-down ceremony will give our committee the time needed to smoothly restructure and fully take over the operational legwork from Gavin. This ensures that whilst Gavin will always remain centrally involved, the day-to-day organising can be successfully redistributed so that The Pawscars gala evening can make its grand return in full in 2028, refreshed, revitalised, and better than ever.
The celebration of the best of the British dog scene will not stop. The 2027 Pawscars will still be awarded, with nominations and voting taking place as usual. Our winners will be officially announced online via our Facebook page, and we are delighted to share that they will be invited to collect their physical awards at a luncheon at Crufts.
The charitable core of The Pawscars also remains as strong as ever. Thanks to your unwavering generosity over the years, we have raised over £160,000 for vital canine and children’s charities. For 2027, we will still be having our ever-popular online raffle with great prizes kindly donated by our dog show community, ensuring our fundraising legacy continues to make a meaningful impact.
We look forward to crowning our 2027 winners online, celebrating their success at Crufts, and welcoming you all back to the red carpet for our spectacular gala return in 2028. Nominations for 2027 will soon open and be shared on our Facebook page.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support, passion, and understanding.
— The Pawscars Committee
Celebrating British Dogdom
We are nearing our eleventh Pawscars event but back in 2013, Jilly's Jolly Jaunt was an outstanding success, raising just short of £50,000 for good causes and bringing the world of dogs together in a quite remarkable way.
The story could have ended there, but two weeks after the funds from the Jolly Jaunt were distributed to Great Ormond Street Hospital, DogLost and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust the next chapter of the story was started which led to the inaugural PAWSCARS on March 4th 2014 at The Hilton Metropole Birmingham NEC.
On that evening awards were made that recognised success, hard work and effort in all areas of the pedigree dog show scene and was a celebration of all that is good in the world of dog showing in the UK. It also established the PAWSCARS as a premier event in the UK pedigree dog world calendar and what is even better is that the PAWSCARS will raise money for good causes and with the backing of some of the biggest businesses in the industry.
The PAWSCARS and The Peek A Boo Trust were the brainchild of Gavin Robertson, handler of 2013 Crufts Best In Show Winner, Ch Soletrader Peek A Boo, or 'Jilly' and co-founder Stuart Baillie. The dog show community will be able to nominate those individuals, organisations and businesses they believe worthy of recognition; The PAWSCARS Committee will then take forwards a shortlist for a public vote. The lucky winners will receive their award on the night. The majority of awards will be voted on by the public with the Awards presented on the night. The PAWSCARS committee will also aim to recognise those often unsung heroes who will be invited to join The PAWSCARS Hall Of Fame and The Peek A Boo Trust's award for Outstanding Achievement. In addition to the awards, The PAWSCARS will also recognise the winners of the Top Dog, Top Stud and Top Brood Bitch competitions annually.
Celebrating British Dogdom
In twelve years we have donated £160,820 to...
Great Ormond St Childrens Hospital - £29,400
DogLost - £17,150
Kennel Club Charitable trust- £2,450
Kids Get Going -£ 820
Ty Hafan - £10,000
Dog Aid - £10,000
Search and Rescue Dog Association (Scottish Section) -£10,000
Cinnamon Trust - £10,000
Belfast Childrens Hospital - £10,000
PACT -£10,000
Make a Wish -£10,000
Search & Rescue BERKS - £4,000
Medical Detection Dogs - £5,000
Street Vet - £5,000
Harvey Hext Trust - £3,000
Dogs Helping Kids - £5,000
DRONE SAR - £5,000
Pet Blood Bank - £5,000
Young Lives vs Cancer - £3,000
CRY - £3,000
GSP Rescue UK - £3,000
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