New update to the BCCA/GLBCC specialty on July 9th. This is the latest information from the Ann Arbor Kennel Club:
With the changed Covid rules we are expecting that by July 1 the State will have very few restrictions. By the time the show is held we will not have to wear masks outdoors if you are vaccinated. This also means the any member of the club that would like to come, can. This will eliminate Show and Go and will allow clubs to gather following your judging
John Degan is on board to do our luncheons like in the past form is in the PL and get it to John before July 1, 2021,
PL for the BCCA/GLBCC and the AAKC is available on the MB-F web site. Closing June 23, 2021
With the changed Covid rules we are expecting that by July 1 the State will have very few restrictions. By the time the show is held we will not have to wear masks outdoors if you are vaccinated. This also means the any member of the club that would like to come, can. This will eliminate Show and Go and will allow clubs to gather following your judging
John Degan is on board to do our luncheons like in the past form is in the PL and get it to John before July 1, 2021,
PL for the BCCA/GLBCC and the AAKC is available on the MB-F web site. Closing June 23, 2021
SEE PHOTO GALLERIES FROM PREVIOUS SPECIALTIES BELOW
2021 GLBCC SPECIALTY
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
at the
Ann Arbor Kennel Club Maze & Blue Show - July 9, 2021
see Facebook page for updates
MEET THE 2021 JUDGES
Gail Miller Bisher (pronounced By-sher) has lifelong experience in dog sports as a handler and trainer of top-winning dogs. Today, she serves as the Westminster Kennel Club's director of communications, spokesperson, and
on-air analyst for its iconic New York City dog show on FS1 every February. A second-generation dog fancier, Gail stepped into the dog show ring at 10-years-old and never looked back. Two years later she handled her first dog to its championship. Gail was the first junior handler to qualify for the Westminster Kennel Club's famed Junior Showmanship competition with a Bearded Collie and the first to place, capturing second. Early in her professional handling career, she earned Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex awards at national specialties and all-breed best in show wins and piloted her dogs and client's dogs to nationally top-ranked positions. Gail has owned and loved Bearded Collies, Old English Sheepdogs, smooth and longhaired miniature Dachshunds, and West Highland White Terriers. A Vizsla and English Cocker Spaniel are her current companions. As an AKC- licensed dog show judge she has officiated numerous regional specialties, the 2015 Bearded Collie National Specialty, and is a member of the Bearded Collie Club of America, Dachshund Club of America, Morris & Essex Kennel Club, Greenwich Kennel Club, English Cocker Spaniel Club of America, and the Dog Writers Association of America. |
Maryann Szalka
I got my first Beardie in 1996 and told the breeder I wanted a pet. One thing led to another and, to date, my dogs have earned titles in obedience, agility, conformation, rally and herding. My husband, Jack and I have bred several litters under the kennel name After Dark. To me, a dog moving correctly is poetry in motion. Often, I find myself analyzing footprints in the snow and wet paw prints on the pavement! Temperament is as important as movement, since a dog must be mentally and physically stable to perform at its best. Having said that, many things make a Beardie a Beardie, and the dog must be judged looking at the whole picture – gait, temperament, and physical presentation. |
2019 SPECIALTY
2018 SPECIALTY
2016 SPECIALTY
