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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.
ABNA contact details of the
elected
Officers or members of
the ABNA Executive Committee:
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