A 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.
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 Store up and running again
April 11th, 2022The ordering problems in the BHCA Store for both Nationals and regular BHCA merchandise have been resolved, and we are UP AND RUNNING for business! For ALL Nationals 2022 products, you MAY receive a request from Paypal to verify that you have received your order. This is because the Nationals account is relatively new, so… Read more »
Changes in Futurity/Maturity for 2023 Futurity Only!
February 18th, 2022The 2023 Nationals will be held one month earlier than usual. The date for the actual Futurity event will be August 29, 2023. In order to bring the Futurity/Maturity into sync with the puppies actual age of at least 6 months on that date, the following temporary changes will need to be made for 2023… Read more »
2021 BHCA Nationals results
October 11th, 2021Congratulations to GCHS Jolly Time My Way At Topsfield-Lebrera, winner of Best of Breed at the 2021 BHCA Nationals in Lima, Ohio, and to breeder Celeste Gonzalez; owners Sukey Shor, Claudia Orlandi, Guillermo Gonzalez and Celeste Gonzalez; and handler Mike Stone. Here’s a rundown of the winners from the Best of Breed competition: Best of… Read more »
Discounted Tally-Ho advertising rates for Nationals wins
October 11th, 2021Were you a winner at the 2021 Nationals? Display Ads for the November-December Tally-Ho featuring Nationals wins are 20% off the regular price. Full Page – $80 Half Page – $48 Quarter Page – $32 New Title Gallery Ads are $25 (set format) as usual. Click here to purchase your Tally-Ho ads online through the… Read more »
Nominees for election to judge 2022 BHCA Nationals
July 12th, 2021The six (6) judges with the most nominations for Regular and Non-regular classes are (in alphabetical order): Sanda Launey Robert E. “Gene” McDonald Sharon Nance Monica Rush James Tysseling Margie Wikerd The six (6) BHCA members (because of a tie) with the most nominations for Sweepstakes classes are as follows (in alphabetical order): Beverly Barringer-Ruggeri… Read more »
2020 Nationals in Illinois canceled
May 9th, 2020The Basset Hound Club of America’s Board of Directors regretfully informs everyone that the 2020 BHCA National Specialty and associated events have been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Our highest concern is the health and safety of our membership, exhibitors, judges, and guests. After reviewing the current State of Illinois phased… Read more »
2019 Nationals Results
October 3rd, 2019Unofficial results from the 2019 BHCA Nationals in Denver, Colorado are now posting. You can find links to each event page on the a2019 Nationals Archive page.
2019 Nationals Videos – availability & policies
September 25th, 2019BHCA Nationals Videos! Here is the latest news on the availability of videos of conformation competition at the BHCA Nationals in Denver, Colorado. Dog Show Video Pros is our exclusive video provider. You can learn more about their coverage of the Nationals at: https://www.showdogvideopros.com/BassetHound/ At this link you will find both Streaming Video and Movie Purchase… Read more »