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Did you know about...
the first BMDCA Futurity competition?

- 1992 -
FROM THE ALPS TO THE ROCKIES

 

The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America national specialty show, obedience trial, futurity, sweepstakes and tracking test was held May 14-17, in Colorado Springs, at the Colorado Springs Sheraton Hotel. For Mountain Dog enthusiasts, there could be no better setting for a specialty than the Rockies. The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Rockies, serving as the host club, did its best in delivering western hospitality at its finest. Special thanks to Roxanne Bortnick, show chairperson, and Sara Karl, assistant show chairperson, who were ever-present and always helpful.

 

SALUTING THE WINNERS

 

The first BMDCA futurity was judged by Jean Bridge, a longtime BMD breeder. Her selection for Best in Futurity, out of 48 entries, came from the 6-to-9 Month Puppy dogs: Ledgewood's High Opinion, breeder- owned by K. Behrens. Best of Opposite Sex in Futurity, coming from the 9-to-12 Month Puppy Bitch class, was DeGrasso’s Glory V Legacy, owned by A. Comfort and bred by B. DeGrasso.

 

Please see the right column menu for Futurity Rules and the Futurity Nomination Form.

2011 BMDCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY

BEST IN FUTURITY - Plainsong's Virtuoso v Summit (Maven)

Breeder/owner - P Swisher, K Swisher / S Dunaway, S Keefer, P Swisher

Best in Futurity 2011
Judge: Mr. Mark Milligan

Judge's Report -excerpted comments...

Thank you to everyone who entered their dogs under me. It was a pleasure to judge each and every dog. It was evident that many of you put considerable time in preparing for the show. The many handlers and dogs that worked as skilled units made my job of judging easier and gratifying.

It is hard, when judging the youngsters to come to any definite conclusions about the current state of the breed. Additionally, as we all know the Bernese is a slow maturity breed that goes through many very awkward stages. So my observations should be taken merely as a snap shot of the day.

Overall, the bitches were stronger than the males, which is very common when judging Bernese less than 2 years of age. My strongest male class was the 15-18 month. All were coming into their own, exhibiting their balance and strengths. All my dog class winners were worthy of a first place ribbon.

The bitches were a challenge because of the depth of quality and all class winners were worthy. The 6-9 and 12-15 classes were especially strong. Both these classes had depth and all placements exhibited many positive traits especially balance, type and detail. In the end it came down to the winners of these classes. My eventual winner from the 6-9, prevailed because of her harmonious balance and the required essentials of detail which in the end truly define breed type.

Thank you again for this honor and I hope all of you enjoyed showing your Bernese to me as much as I enjoyed judging them.