The Field Trials that had been scheduled for the weekend of September 28-29 in LaGrange, Kentucky, could not take place because of the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and have been rescheduled.
May 2024 BHCA Update
May 17th, 2024The club’s May Monthly Update has been sent out via Constant Contact. The May update includes a number of upcoming deadlines and important dates.
April 2024 BHCA Update
April 20th, 2024The monthly club update has been sent out. The link for the full update is: https://conta.cc/3JrD4G5 In this update, a hold-the-date notice for the Member Education Committee’s webinar on “How to Prepare for the Unexpected?” is included, as well as a heads up that regular updates about the 2024 National Specialty in Albany, Oregon, will… Read more »
January 2024 BHCA Update
January 20th, 2024A monthly update of news for members of the Basset Hound Club of America. This month: Nationals 2024 and beyond, treatments for Lafora disease and special Tally-Ho advertising rates.
End of October Field Trial in New Jersey is canceled
October 16th, 2023The field trial scheduled for October 28 and 29 hosted by Berkshire Valley Basset Hound Club in Flemington, N.J., has been canceled. To stay up-to-date on BHCA and BHCA regional club events, click here to visit the Events Calendars page.
Lafora video presentation on October 13
October 6th, 2023On Friday, October 13th, at 11:00 am Pacific/2:00 pm Eastern, via ZOOM, Dr. Matthew Gentry will update us on work to find a treatment for Lafora in humans. Some of this work may involve testing drugs in large mammals, including dogs. We are following his work in the event that experimental treatment opportunities become available… Read more »
HUNTING PERFORMANCE TEST in Pennsylvania in November
September 28th, 2023The Basset Hound Club of America is hosting a Hunting Performance Test on Saturday, November 11, and Sunday, November 12, 2023, in Ford City, Pa., approximately 40 miles north of Pittsburgh. Mail-in entries close November 1 or when 15 stake entries are filled. Entries will be taken on the day of each event if there… Read more »
Entries are now open for 2023 BHCA Nationals
June 15th, 2023You can now enter online for the conformation events at this year’s Basset Hound Club of America Nationals, to be held August 25-September 1 at Purina Farms outside St. Louis, Missouri. Online entries — as well as downloadable premium lists — for all conformation events, including Futurity and Maturity and the independent specialties, can be… Read more »
BHCA Regional Specialty, Sweepstakes in October in Tennessee
April 21st, 2023A Basset Hound Club of America Regional Specialty and Sweepstakes, hosted by BHCA members Debbi Martin, Randee White, David Self, Kaylynn Finke, Lei Ruckle in conjunction with the Harvest Cluster in Lebanon, Tennessee, will be held on October 13, 2023. Judges are Richard Nance, Regular and Non-Regular classes, and Stormy Goodbar, Sweepstakes. In addition to… Read more »
Field Trials canceled in Michigan
June 1st, 2022Please be advised that the Field Trials sponsored by Western Michigan, Looking Glass and Pathfinder Basset Hound Clubs that were scheduled for June 3, 4 and 5 at Red Cedar Beagle Club in Perry, Michigan, have been cancelled due to a plumbing issue and no water for the club house or for dog and human… Read more »