Specialty results links are shown below.
The Mother Lode Bulldog Club began in March, 1983. Pioneer members of
the club report that the group developed out of a telephone
conversation. The parties of that phone call polled other "valley"
bulldoggers and the club was on its way.
There are a lot of devoted bulldoggers in the valley. They used to
travel to BCNC (Bulldog Club of Northern California) meetings - even
though the trip was often 200 miles or more. They deserved a club of
their own; it was long overdue. They had a good group of pioneer
members.
The first several meetings discussed ways of increasing membership - the
AKC required proof of significant interest in the Sacramento area.
Mother Lode set out to solicit members in the area through newspaper
ads, support for other Sacramento area dog groups and pioneering canine
educational programs. Along these lines, Mother Lode was one of the
first bulldog clubs to join in the work of the American Temperament
Testing Association. MLBC sponsored ATTS field trials and encouraged
northern California bulldoggers to attend.
MLBC received AKC recognition in December, 1984 after agreeing to add
"of Sacramento" to their name. Two B matches were held in 1985; a series
of successful matches followed until the club's first AKC sanctioned
specialty show, April 13, 1991.
Brenda and Robert Newcomb judged sweeps and classes, respectively, at
MLBC's first specialty.
Click here:
2013
Specialty Results and
2013 Specialty
Catalog Text Results Detail
Click here:
2012
Specialty Results and
2012 Specialty
Catalog Text Results Detail
Click here:
Winners
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