BCA 2009 Regional Specialty, Canfield, Ohio
The first MOBC-hosted Briard Club of America regional specialty held in conjunction with the Steel Valley Cluster is 'in the bag' as they say. We had a good entry, a wonderful raffle, great hospitality and despite a bit of rain, the club and exhibitors troopered on.
The club was once again able to enjoy the company and comraderie of the the Greater Cleveland Elkhound Club on Saturday night when we all shared the hospitality tent. They graciously supported our raffle and we had a good time supporting their auction. We look forward to sharing and cooperating with them in the future.
Huge thanks go to regional specialty show chair Judy Withee who worked hard to put together a great event. Also thank you you to hospitality chair Maureen Visnicky who organized two wonderful meals. Raffle chair Barbara Galecki put together a lovely raffle (with outstanding creative help from our newest MOBC member, Elke Kroenung). Special thanks to club member Manny Littin for having agreed to judge our Sweepstakes on Friday. Thanks also go to the many members of the club and friends of the club who either thoughtfully donated so generously to our raffle or who supported our small club through either their entries or their raffle ticket purchases.
The members of the Michigan-Ohio Briard Club had a great time hosting y'all and we truly hope to see you next year...same time...same place. And let's all cross our fingers and paws that next year's weather is more cooperative!
Results
Thursday, July 30th: Supported entry--Fort Steuben Kennel Association
Friday, July 31st: Sweeps and Supported Entry--Columbiana County KC
Saturday, August 1st: Sweeps and Specialty--Beaver County KC
Sunday, August 2nd: Specialty--Mahoning-Shenango KC
Also, Briards had a good showing in obedience on Saturday. Karol Paulus and her 'Reine' received a 4th place in the Beaver County KC all-breed obedience trial. Way to represent the breed!
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More photo's here courtesy of Odile Smith: Canfield 2009 Photos
Photos from the herding instinct test are here: Canfield Herding Instinct Photos