About the HABC

ABOUT

The Hopwood American Bulldog Club

(HABC)

About the HABC

The Hopwood American Bulldog Club was formed in 2002

The idea behind it came from the need for legitimate

sanctioned conformation shows, and working events for the breed

where the points and titles gained would be

credible and recognised throughout the world,

we strongly believed that the issues relevant to the breed, ie

health issues, ethical breeding, and responsible ownership, ect

needed to be openly discussed and promoted.
Information on some of these issues can be found by

visiting some of the websites found on this sites links page.

We have included a little advice on this website re buying an AB in the UK
This is by no means comprehensive and only outlines the basics of
what you should be looking out for and should expect to do...

this advice can be found on the Puppy Buying Advice link

We will also be adding more information on other issues concerning

the breed over the next few months.

The HABC began with our first show in June 2003

and we have held a further five conformation shows

under the American Bulldogs Association (ABA)

We also held two working events, the first of which in June 2004

were the first AKC - CGC and Irondog International IDT3

events to be held in the UK.

The second working event held in July 2005

also saw the inclusion of the first WABA testing to be held in the UK.

At the end of 2005, we decided to make a big change

and move from the ABA over to the ABNA.

This was seen as the best move for many reasons;

The ABNA is a worldwide recognised show and event organisation

for the breed, IT IS NOT A BREED REGISTRY.
The ABNA accepts dogs from all major registries which are the

ABA / NKC / ARF / UKC / JDJ / ABRA at its shows.

The ABNA has many shows across Europe where people can easily compete

if they wish. The ABNA is not owned by any one person,

it is run by a committee of up to 25 people worldwide in the breed.
The ABNA is a non profit making organisation.

We will continue to put on working events with the same organisations

that we have in the past

CGC (AKC),

GDT / IDT (Irondog International)

And BST / BSTII / OB1 (WABA)
& other fun events.

The HABC is committee based

and includes the following members

Colin Brown & Tracy McAughey

Teresa Brown & Pete Fern

Chris & Ange Tree

Gareth & Raquel Roberts

Pete & Lynn Hewitt

Rob Kiely & Jade Belton

Craig Limb & Tracy Wragg

Andy Cooper & Jane Peachy

Contact Details can be found on the contacts page of this site

The HABC will be hosting

"FOUR" ABNA Conformation shows in 2007

HABC Spring Southern Show

Sunday April 29th 2007

HABC Summer Weekend Show

Saturday July 28th & Sunday July 29th 2007

(2 Judges - ABNA Conformation Show

& Sanctioned Working Events both days)

HABC Autumn Show

& Sunday 9th September 2007

Further details of these shows can be found in the

upcoming shows 2007 section.

We hope everyone enjoys the events on offer

whether as a participant or spectator,

and as always we welcome any comments or suggestions for

improvements, they are always gratefully received.

Thanks
HABC

The Hopwood American Bulldog Club

would like to thank everyone for their continued support…

& look forward to seeing you all in 2007

For Further information on the

American Bulldog National Alliance (ABNA)

Please visit their website: