2023 Dogs Figure of the Year - Time for your choices - Maximum of 3 **figures added-please RE-VOTE**

As you can see HERE, the STS 2023 Toy animal figure of the year competition is open!

It's time to make your choices for Dogs. You have until February 24th, Saturday, to list a maximum of THREE figures to this category. On February 25th, Sunday, we'll start a poll with the figures with the biggest number of choices.


Models of all brands can compete; the only rule is that it must be a 2023 release even if it is not listed below. Now let's see the candidates!

CollectA:

88997 Rough Collie




Safari Ltd.:

103540 Pug




Schleich:

13962 Danish mastiff



13963 Bichon Frisé



42607 Exclusive German Shorthair puppy from the Animal Hotel Playset



42608 Goldendoodle (brown) from the tractor with trailer set.



42614 Pug from Sofia's beauties pet salon set.



72205 Exclusive Recolored English Cocker Spaniel from the Camping Trip with the Caravan playset



42638 Fang the Neapolitan mastiff from the Hagrid set.

Hmmm. Slow year for dogs.

My choices:
CollectA 88997 Rough Collie
Safari 103540 Pug
Schleich 13963 Bichon Frisé

88997 Rough Collie

Safari Ltd.:103540 Pug

42614 Pug from Sofia's beauties pet salon set.

Collecta Rough Collie
13963 Bichon Frize
42608 Goldendoodle (brown) tractor with trailer.

Oh, that is very sparse ...
I think it would be fair if we also add Schleich's set exclusive dogs so that we can have more to choose from. There was even a new mould last year:
42614b Pug
42607 Shorthair Pointer Pup (repainted version of the Dalmatian puppy)
72205 recoloured English Cooker Spaniel

Now to my votes:
CollectA Rough Collie
Schleich Danish Mastiff
Schleich recoloured English Cooker Spaniel

Katy Leven wrote:

Oh, that is very sparse ...
I think it would be fair if we also add Schleich's set exclusive dogs so that we can have more to choose from. There was even a new mould last year:
42614b Pug
42607 Shorthair Pointer Pup (repainted version of the Dalmatian puppy)
72205 recoloured English Cooker Spaniel

You're completely right. Do you know where I can find official pictures of these dogs? I only can find pictures of the sets where it is not easy to see the dogs. Maybe we will need pictures from a collector. Maybe the Neapolitan Mastiff of the Harry Potter could also enter the contest. It is a character but it is also a realistic rendition.

CollectA 88997 Rough Collie
Safari Ltd 103540 Pug

Roger wrote:

Katy Leven wrote:

Oh, that is very sparse ...
I think it would be fair if we also add Schleich's set exclusive dogs so that we can have more to choose from. There was even a new mould last year:
42614b Pug
42607 Shorthair Pointer Pup (repainted version of the Dalmatian puppy)
72205 recoloured English Cooker Spaniel

You're completely right. Do you know where I can find official pictures of these dogs? I only can find pictures of the sets where it is not easy to see the dogs. Maybe we will need pictures from a collector. Maybe the Neapolitan Mastiff of the Harry Potter could also enter the contest. It is a character but it is also a realistic rendition.

Oh, right! I totally forgot about Fang! He definitely deserves a spot here.
We could of course ask  @poldischatz , as she has all of them pictured but I normally use this website:
https://sfamilien.eu/kategori/set---advent-exclusive-releases
from our forum member  @a6point62 . There are practically all releases Schleich has ever made.

CollectA Rough Collie

Collecta Rough Collie

1. CollectA: 88997 Rough Collie

Collecta Rough Collie
Schleich Bichon Frisé

CollectA: 88997 Rough Collie

42638 Fang the Neapolitan mastiff from the Hagrid set.
CollectA: 88997 Rough Collie

Big Country Aussie!

Rough collie
pug

CollectA Rough Collie

CollectA rough collie
Safari pug
Schleich pet salon pug

There have been a few additions, we apologize for the delay. If you get a chance to, please revote!

pipsxlch wrote:

Big Country Aussie!

I was so excited when you suggested this model, but looking into it more it seems to be a 2022 release... it should have competed last year!

Thanks Paige for updating this topic.
My choices are:
- CollectA Rough Collie
- Safari Pug
- Schleich Neapolitan Mastiff

1 Collie Collecta
2 Pug Safari
3 Mastiff Schleichs

Saarlooswolfhound wrote:

pipsxlch wrote:

Big Country Aussie!

I was so excited when you suggested this model, but looking into it more it seems to be a 2022 release... it should have competed last year!

Oh well figures. There are still some lovely models here.
My choices-
1. Schleich Neapolitan mastiff, nice depiction of breed
2. Safari pug- captures the extreme grotesquerie
3. Tie between CollectA collie and Schleich Bichon Frise- the collie has lovely breed type but the bottom line fur is really done weird; the Bichon is cutesy yes but it's a cutesy breed, captures the essence of the breed

Schleich 42608 Goldendoodle
CollectA 88997 Rough Collie
Schleich 13962 Danish mastiff

CollectA Rough Collie
Fang the Neapolitan mastiff

CollectA: Rough collie !