From the time the BCCA was formed in 1969, its founding members worked tirelessly to move the breed (and its membership) toward AKC breed recognition. It took 7 years of building the membership and their interest in exhibiting, but the breed did gain AKC recognition in 1976. Below are pages from early Beardie Bulletins containing BCCA Officer messages to the membership.
To see the complete issues of these early Bulletins, see the Bulletin Archives page.
The Standard of the Bearded Collie, adopted November 15, 1969
Registering Your Beardie, page 1 (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.1, no.1, 1970)
Registering Your Beardie, page 2
Beardie Registrations, page 1 (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.2, no.1, 1971)
President’s Message: Club Growth (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.2, no.2, 1972)
President’s Message: AKC Recognition, page 1 (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.2, no.2)
President’s Message: AKC Recognition, page 2
Registration Stats (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.2, no.4, 1972)
Thoughts on AKC Recognition, page 1 (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.2, no.4)
Thoughts on AKC Recognition, page 2 (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.2, no.4)
President’s Message: Puppy Registration (from the Beardie Bulletin, vol.3, no.2, 1973)
