BCOA Events
National Specialty
Supported Entries
Affiliate Specialties

BCOA Events

Events hosted & supported by the club focus on competitive events. Conformation, obedience, rally-o, agility, lure coursing, straight line & oval racing are some of the events that basenji enthusiasts may participate in.

National Specialty

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Basenjis In Action

ASFA Lure Coursing

LGRA Straight Line Racing

NOTRA Oval Track Racing

National Specialty

Held between July 1st & November 30 each year, the National runs at least five consecutive days and utilize a full weekend to offer competetive events that include Agility, AKC and/or ASFA Lure Coursing, Obedience, Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes, African Stock Exhibition, Junior Showmanship, Regular and non-regular conformation classes and the all important Best of Breed. In addition, an Auction, banquet, educational seminars, and the club Annual Meeting is held. Other activities that fit the have included Rally Obedience, Straight-line racing, Oval Track racing, seminars, Canine Good Citizenship, Eye Clinics and fun classes. In all, it's a full week that gathers hundreds of basenjis and their owners together in one setting.

The National rotates from year to year to one of the three BCOA Regions. The upcoming year/locations are listed:

Central	East	West
2008	2009	2010
2011	2012	2013
2014	2015	2016
2017	2018	2019
2020	2021	2022

2010		Greeley, CO - Island Grove Regional Park
		September 1-5

2011		Manitowoc, WI
		Sept. 20 - 25

2012		Gettysburg, PA

Supported Entries

BCOA supports entries at AKC shows to increase the attendance & participation at these shows. Supported entries are hosted either by a BCOA affiliated club or by 5 BCOA members in good standing. Supported entries are limited to 7 per region with exceptions granted on a case by case basis. These may be supported at regional basenji specialty shows or the basenji classes at an all-breed AKC dog show.

2010		Club & Location
Eastern Region		(AL,CT, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV)
		July 25 - Hudson River Valley Hound Association, Chatham, NY
		August 14 - Penn Ridge Kennel Club, Harrisburg PA
		August 29 - Lexington KY Kennel Club, Lexington KY
		December 11 - Eastern Dog Club, Providence, RI

Central Region		(AR, IA, IL, KS, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, OK, SD, TX, WI)
		No supported entries scheduled at this time

Western Region		(AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)
		No supported entries scheduled at this time

Affiliate Club Specialties

2010		Club & Location
July 23		Willamette Valley Basenji Club
July 30		Basenji Club of Southeastern Wisconsin
Aug 6&7		Evergreen Basenji Club
Aug 21		Hoosier Basenji Club
Oct 22 & 23		Basenji Club of Northern California
Nov 5		Indian Nations Basenji Club

2011		Club & Location
January 20		Willamette Valley Basenji Club, Portland, OR
July 22		Willamette Valley Basenji Club, Gresham, OR