BCOA EVENTS
Events hosted and supported by the Club focus on competitive events. Conformation, obedience, rally-o, agility, lure coursing, straight line and oval racing are some of the events that Basenji enthusiasts may participate in.
Affiliate Clubs also have additional social and local events which you can learn about from each Club. See contact details in the Members section under "Affiliate Clubs".
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National Specialty
Held between July 1st and November 30 each year, the National runs several consecutive days and utilizes a full weekend to offer competitive events that include Agility, AKC and/or ASFA Lure Coursing, Obedience, Puppy and 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 included have been 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.
2022 National Specialty
2022 – 9-15 October
Central Region
Purina Farms, Missouri
Chairperson: Sharon Schmigdall
Conformation judge: Kate Campbell
Sweeps Judge: Stella Sapios
Future National Specialties
The National Specialty events rotates from year to year to one of the three BCOA Regions. The upcoming year/locations are listed.
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Central 2020 |
East 2021 |
West 2022 |
Upcoming National Specialties
2023 – 7-11 August
Western Region
Auburn WA
Event Chair: Natalie Scherwin
Assistant Chair: Barbara Reisinger
Conformation Judge: Mia Lowbeer,
Sweeps Judge: Sally Wuornos
* Dates and judges listed are pending AKC approval
Supported Entries and Specialties
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
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)
| October 7 | BCOA Regional Designated Specialty Hatboro Dog Club Macungie PA |
| December 10 | BCOA Supported Entry Eastern Dog Club Springfield MA |
Central Region: (AR, IA, IL, KS, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, OK, SD, TX, WI)
| July 29 |
Independent Specialty |
| October 9-15 |
BCOA National Specialty Events |
Western Region: (AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)
| Aug 27 |
Designated Specialty SCBF |