Honor Parade & Rescue Parade
Chair: Lisa Peters lisakpeters@yahoo.com
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Deadline: April 10, 2024
Event Date: Thursday, June 13
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Honor Parade
The Honor Parade is a non-competitive event open to all Belgian Tervuren eight years of age or older on the date of the Honor Parade and having at least one AKC title or a BAR award. The Honor Parade Committee may review dogs that because of a health crisis or similar situation might not survive to the age to qualify for the Honor Parade. Tervuren entered in Best of Breed eligible conformation classes (class dogs, class bitches, best of breed, non-regular veteran dog and veteran bitch eight years through ten years) are not eligible to participate in the Honor Parade. Dogs and bitches eleven years and older will be allowed to compete both in the Best of Breed Veteran classes and the Honor Parade. A Show Secretary, Show Chairperson and any Specialty Judge who has completed their assignment may enter their eligible Tervuren in the Honor Parade. You will receive a fabulous rosette ribbon embossed with your dog’s name, an ABTC Medallian, and a commemorative booklet featuring the resumés and pictures of each dog. Resumés will be read at the parade.
To participate, send the following Entry Form NO LATER THAN April 10 by email to lisakpeters@yahoo.com with “Honor Parade Entry” in subject line or by mail to Lisa K Peters 60 Coe Ave Stratford, CT 06614.
Please do NOT send entries to the show superintendent.
$30 entry paid through the store or by check with your mailed Entry Form.
Honor Parade Entry Form: Word Doc or PDF file
Mail your check, payable to ABTC 2024, or pay via the Specialty Store.
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Rescue Parade
If you have adopted a dog through Belgian Tervuren Rescue, or other rescue organizations and have their status as Tervuren established by an AKC PAL number or ILP number, you are invited to participate in the 2024 Rescue Parade. The Rescue Parade is an opportunity for you to showcase your dog and will be held on Thursday, June 13. There is no entry fee. You will receive a fabulous rosette ribbon embossed with your dog’s name and a commemorative booklet featuring the resumés and pictures of each dog. Resumés will be read at the parade. Dogs that have been “rehomed” returned to the breeder and/or through the breeder have found a new home, are not eligible for the Rescue Parade.
To participate, send the following NO LATER THAN April 10
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A photo of your dog
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Registered name and/or titles (if applicable) for the rosette imprinting
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Call Name of your dog
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Your name, address, phone number, and email address (if available)
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Date of birth of your dog (if known) or age, and the year you adopted your dog
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A short printed or typed history of the dog in 175 words or less. Chair reserves the right to edit material submitted.
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$0 entry
http://www.belgiantervurenrescue.com/
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By email to lisakpeters@yahoo.com with “Honor Parade Entry” in subject line or by mail to Lisa K Peters 60 Coe Ave Stratford, CT 06614. Please do NOT send entries to the show superintendent.
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2024 NATIONAL SPECIALTY TOP TEN PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
By Invitation Only
This year will feature a Parade of Top Ten Tervuren for 2023 in each of the following categories: Conformation, Obedience, Agility, Herding, Juniors, Rally, and Champion Trackers. Invitations to participate and additional information will be mailed as soon as 2023 year-end rankings are confirmed with official ABTC statisticians. All rankings are based on ABTC points systems. This event is open to anyone whose dogs finished in the top ten of the above categories. The Parade of Champions will take place starting at 5:00pm during cocktail hour for the Awards Banquet, Thursday, June 13, 2024, time subject to change. Each “exhibitor” will show their dog to ringside while having their biography read and will receive a special memento at the conclusion of the event. Biography write ups are due to the chair by April 10, 2024 send via email with “Top 10 parade of champions” in the subject line. Contact chair Lisa K Peters with questions: lisakpeters@yahhoo.com
$30 entry paid through the store or by check with your mailed Entry Information.