ABNA MISSION STATEMENT

Established 1998

The purpose of the American Bulldog National Alliance (ABNA) is to provide an opportunity for American Bulldogs from the major registries to compete against each other in conformation and in a variety of working disciplines. Previously this was not available to the American Bulldog community. Specific registries sanction shows restricted to dogs registered with them. Although dual registering of dogs can over come this to a degree, it does not provide for open competition among all American Bulldogs at a single show. The ABNA will provide a means by which the best American Bulldog will win without prejudice or discrimination due to registry affiliation.

The ABNA firmly believes that the time has come for all American Bulldog owners, breeders, clubs, associations, and registries to work together in a combined effort in promoting our breed. Through our teamwork and cooperation, we feel the American Bulldog will benefit.

The ABNA is strictly a nonprofit organization dedicated to the betterment of the American Bulldog breed while promoting cooperation and comradery between the owners and breeders. There will be no dues associated with the ABNA. The officers and representatives will be volunteers paying all expenses they may incur.

The ABNA Officers will prepare the breed standard. The ABNA breed standard will reflect a compilation of the existing standards being used by the ABA, NABA, NKC, and ARF along with ideas from the American Bulldog community. This standard will reflect the two types of American Bulldogs to be identified as the Standard and the Classic. The ABNA breed standard will offer sufficient diversity to allow for personal preferences while requiring the American Bulldog to retain its impressive structure, stable temperament, and athletic ability.

The ABNA Officers will select and certify only knowledgeable and dedicated judges. However, these judges may and will often be associated with one or more of the parent registries. We will require these judges to be objective and judge without prejudice relative to their registry affiliation. ABNA judges must be familiar with the ABNA breed standard and use only this standard in making their evaluations and decisions at ABNA events.

The ABNA Officers will prepare and provide a scoring system for conformation events. This scoring system will be used at all ABNA events and will allow for ease of compilation and tracking of points earned by all entries.

The format, rules, and regulations for ABNA events, for the most part, will be the responsibility of the hosting group. The ABNA will help in the organization of the event, give strong support in advertising, track the points earned by dogs in any event, post these results in a timely fashion, and ultimately award official certificates. The ABNA will not become involved or interfere with the hosting group to the point of mandating unique aspects of the show.

The ABNA has gained the full support and cooperation of the Working American Bulldog Association (WABA). This association has shown a keen interest in the preservation of the working American Bulldog. We feel the ABNA can best serve the bulldog community by working harmoniously with organizations such as the WABA. It is the full intention of the ABNA to coordinate and provide working activities and testing in protection and weight pulling at all ABNA events. All American Bulldogs will be given the opportunity to gain their working titles through the testing provided by the WABA regardless of registry affiliation.

The ABNA will provide and maintain an Internet web site dedicated to featuring dogs that have earned their conformation and/or working titles at ABNA events. The ABNA Website will also feature upcoming ABNA events and a continuously updated score sheet for points earned by all entries.

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ABNA - List of Accepted Major Registries:

Due to the emergence of many small registries over the last few years

ARFE (Animal Research Foundation Europe)

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ABNA contact details of the elected

Officers or members of the ABNA Executive Committee:

 

Greg Souza	President
Colin Brown	Vice President
Tracy McAughey	Secretary
Chris Wells	Treasurer
Didier Sidbon	Member
Bob Deleon	Member

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