The show that captured the hearts of dog lovers across the nation has now rounded up a television award.
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The third season of the ABC’s Muster Dogs franchise — Muster Dogs: Collies & Kelpies — received the Best Structured Reality TV Show award at the 2025 TV Week Logies.
The first season focused on a litter of kelpies; the second on border collie siblings; and the third pitted the two breeds against each other.
This year, two contestants were from Victoria — Jack Kennedy with Pesto the kelpie from Dunkeld, and Kim Dodson with Banjo the kelpie from Kaniva.
Kim Dodson had the winning pup this year.
With the theme of this year’s Muster Dogs being border collies and kelpies, it seemed Victoria was on the kelpies’ side.
One of the Victorian entrants, Banjo, took the crown in the 2025 show.
Muster Dogs was reviewed episode-by-episode by Country News editor Sandy Lloyd in 2024, with every triumph and tribulation discussed.
Cilla Pershouse and her muster pup, Ash, from season two. Cilla’s toddlers struggled with the pronunciation of the puppy’s name.
Especially the iconic moment where one trainer’s toddlers couldn’t quite get the pronunciation of Ash and Axel correct, confidently called them Ass and Asshole.
One of the show’s most famous dogs from the show is a kelpie called Lucifer.
Pesto from Dunkeld was a participant in this year’s show.
He was the show’s bad boy, if you will, and was adopted at the end of series one.
In a recent update from his owner Frank, he’s still a little naughty, but he is a lovely dog.
In sad news for the show, it was revealed about a month ago that Frank’s kelpie Annie, the season one champion, had died.
“Our hearts go out to Frank and the entire Finger family in what has been an incredibly difficult week,” the show said in a Facebook post after her passing.
“We know so many of you love Frank, Annie and their story, and will be holding them in your thoughts. We offer our love and support.”
In a miniseries by the ABC — Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now — host Lisa Millar checks in with previous contestants to see what they’ve been up to since the show closed.
One moment that stuck with me was a check in with border collie, Molly, who had some trouble with a “bully sheep” during the show.
Jack Kennedy, 30, from Dunkeld.
But, apparently she’s doing much better at handling sheep that make you want to call them an Axel, but pronounced by a toddler.
After watching the dogs go from tiny puppies with no names to confident teenagers, ready to tackle some cattle, it’s no wonder the show has captured hearts.
Now, it’s captured an award.
I wonder if they’ll split the trophy and distribute the little bits among each of the pups.
Either way, they’re always good boys and girls, and we’ll see more of them in 2026.
Headstrong Hudson was on the border collie side of this year’s show.
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