United States Border Collie Handlers Association
The official site of US Border Collie Handlers Assoc.
In response to feedback from many people in the livestock industry, members of the public (including many of you who reached out to your representatives), other dog groups, and ourselves, the CDC has relaxed their rules on importing dogs from countries where rabies has a low incidence. As of August 1st 2025 and through April…
Nominations for USBCHA District Directors opens June 20th 2024 and must be submitted by July 31st 2024. To nominate someone for a Director position, you must be a General or Life member in good standing, from the same district as the person you are nominating, and have obtained the agreement of the nominee to stand…
As most of you are probably aware of by now, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will be implementing new restrictions on the movement of dogs into the United States effective August 1st 2024. These new regulations will prohibit the importation or re-entry of any dog under six months of age, will require all dogs…
The judges for the 2024 National Sheepdog Finals have been finalized. We are honored to be able to announce that the judges for this year’s Finals at Belle Grove will be: Mark Elliott – EnglandMichael Davidson – EnglandKevin Evans – WalesNorman Close – United States Alternates:Peter Gonnet – CanadaSergio Perello – England The judges for…
The 2024 National Sheepdog Finals will be held September 30th – October 6th at Belle Grove in Middletown VA. The schedule will be as follows: Sunday Sep 29th, Open Handlers Meeting Monday Sep 30th – Thursday Oct 3 , Open Preliminary RoundTuesday Oct 1st – Thursday Oct 3rd, Nursery Preliminary RoundFriday Oct 4th, Nursery Final RoundSaturday…
Read More “Extra Day added to 2024 National Sheepdog Finals” »
The 2025 National Sheepdog Finals will return to the west coast and to Alturas CA for another great Finals.
Minutes from the 01-09-24 Board of Directors meeting are available here.(updated 1/17/24).
It is time to nominate judges for the 2024 National Sheepdog Finals at Belle Grove in Middleton VA Sept 30th – October 6th 2024 and the National Cattledog Finals October 10th – October 13th in Ellston IA. We need four judges for the Sheepdog Finals and two judges for the Cattledog Finals. Please get permission from…
The minutes from the 2023 Annual General Meeting, including the Annual Financial Report are available here
Team USA placed third behind Ireland and a combined team from Spain/Portugal at the World Sheepdog Trials in Dromore Ireland. For the team competition, the five named team members were:Bob Allen 161 ptsMarianna Schreeder 159 ptsAlasdair MacRae 194 ptsBarbara Ray 133 ptsFaansie Basson 199 pts The top five team scores were:Ireland 884 ptsPortugal/Spain 880 ptsUSA…
Read More “Team USA Takes Bronze at the World Sheepdog Trials” »
