AKC PARENT BREED CLUB FOR THE ENTLEBUCHER MOUNTAIN DOG

2012 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Please tune in to the 136^th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on USA Network, Monday and Tuesday, February 13-14, 2012, from 8-11 pm ET.  Help us cheer on the Entlebucher Mountain Dog! On the Westminster Web site, you can watch all the Entlebucher Mountain Dogs in streaming video highlights of the breed judging that takes place during the day.  For additional information, please log on to   www.westminsterkennelclub.org.

Entlebucher Mountain Dogs receive full AKC breed recognition  January 1, 2011 In February 2010, the AKC voted to give the Entlebucher full breed recognition. Entlebuchers became eligible to compete in the Herding Conformation Group in January 1, 2011. Entlebuchers were accepted into the AKC Stud Book on December 1, 2010 and NEMDA has been acknowledged as the official AKC Parent Breed Club.  Entlebuchers receiving AKC Titles : Sept 2010- July 2011

NEMDA's First AKC Champion

 NEMDA'S First AKC Champion      CH Jumanji v Brunswick
Judge: Steven Gladstone     Owner: Tina & Neil Lilliedoll  Breeder: Rebecca Hahn

First AKC Champion

First Entlebucher AKC Champion      CH Blue-Jay's He's a Hoss
Judge: Dr. John A. Reeve-Newson     Owner: Paula Lacker  Breeder: Paula Lacker

Entlebuchers First Year at AKC/Eukanuba National Championships

December 17-18, 2011, Entlebuchers appeared for the first time in the Herding Group at the AKC Championships held in Orlando, Florida. Two Entlebuchers competed for their third year in the Agility Invitational and Five Entlebuchers entered in the Conformation Championship. Entlebuchers were represented in the Bred-By-Exhibitor Championships by Jan Vincent with Tali von Adhem. More members and their Entles appeared for the Meet The Breed booth for public education. See links below for photos and video of the AKC's BBE Group competition. Click here for TV Info!

http://www.akc.org/invitational/2011/video.cfm?text_event_number=2010277101&section=bbe_breed&bvg=800 

 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship - Results

Judge: Mr. Donald M. Booxbaum

Best of Breed - GCH Jumanji v Brunswick RN 
Owner: Tina and Neil Lilliedoll 

 Best of Opposite Sex - Ursula von Adhem
Owner: Kathleen Kinney

Award of Excellence - GCH Queso von Adhem RN
Owner: Rebecca Hahn, DVM 

Best-Bred-By Exhibitor - Tali von Adhem
Owner: Jan Vincent 

American Kennel Club - A History

Over the past decade, NEMDA has been the guiding force in the protection of the Entlebucher breed. With the NEMDA Registry of due diligence we have maintained a well respected stud book for the breed in North America and in Europe. As the breed has increased in popularity and our members have sought increased opportunities to show and perform with their dogs, NEMDA club members voted to be the Entlebucher Parent Breed Club with American Kennel Club, thereby starting the process of full American Kennel Club breed recognition.

The first step in this process was to turn the NEMDA Registry over to the Foundation Stock Service (FSS), the breed gateway into the AKC.

In June 2007 enough Entlebuchers were enrolled in the FSS enrollment service to allow the Entlebucher Mountain Dog to be granted participation privileges in all AKC Companion Events plus NEMDA Petitioned for the abiltiy to participate in our breed's historic funtion (herding) as a Performance event. Companion events include Obedience, Agility, Rally Obedience, Tracking and the Herding events.

 NEMDA's first Best of Breed in Miscellaneous
Jan Hill with Shoobox Eureka of Hills to Mountains 

In May 2008, the AKC named NEMDA as the AKC Parent Club to represent the Entlebucher Mountain Dog.  The Entlebucher became eligible to compete in the AKC Miscellaneous Class effective January 1, 2009.