Minutes and Notices

Current Notices from the BCCA Recording Secretary

May 2026

2027 National Specialty Herding Trial Judge Nominations

The BCCA Herding co-chairs have received no nominations for herding judges for the 2027 National Specialty. Please send nominations ASAP; the sooner the co-chairs have them in hand, the better the chances of them being able to hire the judges of your choice.

Standing Rule 8.4.1 • After a bid to host the national has been accepted by the board, the specialty herding trial chair will request recommendations for judges for each trial, test, and herding instinct test in the Bagpipes. Recommendations must be in writing or by email and include why that judge is recommended. The person making the recommendation must include the highest herding title he/she has earned. The recommendation must be received by the BCCA Herding Committee Chair within 60 days of publication of the request. The BCCA Herding Committee will discuss and review each recommendation and the chair will forward a list of recommended judges, including commentary, to the National Specialty Herding Chair within 75 days of the publication of the recommendation request. The judge(s) for each herding event will be taken from this list. Should all recommended judges be unavailable, or in an emergency, the BCCA Herding Committee will assist the local chair in finding an appropriate judge(s).”

Please send your recommendations to the BCCA Herding co-chairs:

Elsa Sell
764 Liberty Road
Milner, GA 30257
beaconbb@bellsouth.net

Jack Szalka
913 Chaney Road
Franklin, KY 42134
jszalka@aol.com