PBGVCA Events Calendar

    • 02 Apr 2024
    • 09 Apr 2024
    • Roberts Centre, 123 Gano Rd., Wilmington, OH 45177
    Registration is closed

    April 2-9, 2024
    Roberts Centre, 123 Gano Rd., Wilmington, OH 45177

    Reservations: Room block for the 2024 PBGVCA National Specialty is Open for Reservations. The room rate for the show is $132 per night, reservations can be made by calling Roberts Center at 844-203-2441. Website

    Megan Esherick, National Chair, clancypbgv@gmail.com
    Cheryl Champion, Assistant Chair, cherchamp17@gmail.com

    Judges:

    National Conformation Judge – Mrs. Sulie Greendale-Paveza
    Regional Conformation Judge – Mr. David R. Miller
    National Sweepstakes Judge – Anouk Huikeshoven
    Regional Sweepstakes Judge – Zack Helmer
    National and Regional Agility Judge – Mr. Ron McClelland
    National and Regional Obedience & Rally – Karen Schroeder
    Regional/National Scent Trial – Debbie Thurston and Edith Markoff

    PREMIUM LISTS go to:  pbgv.org

    • 07 Apr 2024
    • 09 Apr 2024
    • Belmont Jefferson Beagle Club, 69611 Williams Rd., St. Clairsville, OH 43950

    Make your plans to finish your 2024 PBGVCA Regional/National Specialty week at the 2024 PBGVCA National Hunt Test, to be held Sunday April 7 through Tuesday April 9, 2024 at the Belmont Jefferson Beagle Club in St. Clairsville, OH. Hunt entries will open on February 13 along with the rest of the Specialty week events. The hunt is very likely to fill quickly, so make sure to read the premium list carefully and be ready to send in your entries on opening day. Entries open Tuesday, February 13, 2024 and close Thursday, March 14, 2024.

    We’re glad to be back at the Belmont Jefferson Beagle Club, an excellent facility with 3 pens, observation towers, and excellent clubhouse facilities. Our event will be catered by club members Terry and Dee Allin (Whiskey Jacks BBQ) so bring your appetite. Sunday Open Run Day will feature seminars on hunting including tips on training. The Monday Night Hunt Banquet is always a fun party with good food, good fellowship, and the exciting Hunt Test Raffle and Auction.

    Be sure to check out the 2024 Regional/National Specialty page for information about all the events. Remember that the 2024 National Hunt Tests count towards the Triathlon.

    For general questions about the hunt, contact Mary Fluke, 2024 National Hunt Chairman, drowsymary@gmail.com.

    For questions about the entry process, contact Paul Urban, 2024 National Hunt Secretary, purban26701@yahoo.com.  

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    • 19 Apr 2024
    • 21 Apr 2024
    • Carlisle Beagle Club, 150 Beagle Club Road, Carlisle, PA, 17013

    The PBGVCA MNJPBGVA Hunt Test captures the beauty of the Spring hunting season. Come join us in April, in Carlisle, PA, when the weather will be lovely, and the rabbits plentiful! The hunt grounds are totally fenced in, very safe for our hounds. For those new to hunting, the Hunting Instinct Test is geared towards dogs and their handlers who have little or no hunting experience. We also have a Puppy Learning Experience for babies 3-6 months. Hunt Tests have a chill atmosphere, so they are a great place to meet other PBGV owners who share a love of doing what their dogs were meant to do!! Opening/closing dates for this trial are March 13, opening, April 12, closing. Email entries only. Come join us April 19-21, Carlisle, PA!


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    Cheryl Champion, Hunt Chairman, Cherchamp17@gmail.com

    Robert Sweeney, Hunt Secretary, rjsweeney2020@gmail.com
    760 Whittle Pond Rd, Williston, SC 29853

    • 26 Apr 2024
    • (CDT)
    • 28 Apr 2024
    • (CDT)
    • Northern Illinois Beagle Club, 8730 Elevator Road, Roscoe, IL 61073


    We invite you to bring your hounds to a weekend hunt at the NIBC. The NIBC has a well-maintained field with plenty of rabbits for the hounds to sniff out and pursue. For dogs new to hunting, there will be time available on Friday for puppy & novice learning experience. For others, the field will be available on Friday for practice time. Tally Ho!"

    Hunt chair: Mary Sobol msobolontime@gmail.com, (608)338-8529 Cell
    Hunt secretary: Deb Pearthree gabbiecdx@aol.com

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    For more information see the Hunt Page

    • 10 May 2024
    • 12 May 2024
    • Bandera, TX

    Questions to: Lora Megli, lmegli@yahoo.com

    Fascinating fact: Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content; turning your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs, and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog.

    In so many dog sports the handler is in control but this isn’t true in Scent Work. Neither the dog nor handler knows where the target odor is hidden. The handler has to rely on the dog, and follow the dog’s nose to success. In Scent Work, it is the canine who is the star of the show.

    The sport of Scent Work is based on the work of professional detection dogs (such as drug dogs), employed by humans to detect a wide variety of scents and substances. In AKC Scent Work, dogs search for cotton swabs saturated with the essential oils of Birch, Anise, Clove, and Cypress. The cotton swabs are hidden out of sight in a pre-determined search area, and the dog has to find them. Teamwork is necessary: when the dog finds the scent, he has to communicate the find to the handler, who calls it out to the judge.

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