About Four Star BSDC
We are an official UBSDA club (United Belgian Shepherd Dog Association) and a UKC-licensed conformation and obedience club. Our members are Belgian Shepherd fanciers, enthusiasts, lovers, trainers, and breeders from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Our interests include conformation, obedience, agility, herding, tracking, therapy work, and breeding better, healthier Belgians. We support the "Total Dog" concept and share a love for the multitalented Malinois, Tervuren, Groenendael, and Laekenois varieties of the Belgian Shepherd.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, August 9, 2008: Two Conformation Shows for the Herding Group, including Belgian Shepherd Dogs, in Flanders, NJ. Conformation judges will be Sue Morlan and Randie Meyers. Junior Showmanship judge will be Carole Corbin. Show 1 begins at 9:00 am and Show 2 begins at 1:00 pm. Pre-entries are due by August 1, and Day-of-Show entries are available.
Saturday, August 10, 2008: Two All-Breed Obedience Trials in Flanders, NJ. Obedience judges will be Donna Blews and Ellen Adomelis. Trial 1 begins at 8:30 am, and Trial 2 begins at 9:15 am. Obedience is pre-entry only by August 1.
The event site is Top Dog Obedience School, 24 Bartley Road, Flanders, NJ 07836. The shows will be indoor and air-conditioned. With two rings each day, there will be plenty of room for trialing and crating.
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Contact Us
Club officers and directors:
President: Jane Wheeler
Vice President: Barbara Swisher
Secretary: Joelle White
Treasurer: Patti Murphy
Directors: Carole Corbin, Gail Kenny, Kelly Murphy
Email us at info@fourstarbsdc.com
Membership
We welcome new members with an interest in Belgian Shepherd Dogs. Click to download our membership application.
Our Parent Organizations
The United Belgian Shepherd Dog Association (UBSDA) is the parent club for Belgian Shepherd Dog clubs affiliated with the United Kennel Club (UKC). The UKC accepted registration of Belgian Shepherd Dogs in March of 1991 for their full program, including conformation shows, in conjunction with the birth of UBSDA.
The founders of the UBSDA embraced the UKC's decision to register the BSD as one breed with four varieties here in the United States, as they are world-wide. UKC's standard for the Belgian Shepherd Dog is based upon the FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) standard. UBSDA also heartily approves of the UKC’s “total dog” concept.
The United Kennel Club (UKC) is the second oldest and second largest all-breed dog registry in the United States. Founded in 1898, the registry has always supported the idea of the “total dog,” meaning a dog that looks and performs equally well. UKC clubs offer obedience and agility trials, conformation shows, hunting programs, and other events for the 145 plus breeds it registers.
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