Bouvier Education Seminars

The ABdFC Judges Education program is proud to offer Bouvier educational seminars, hand-on workshops and study materials for people who are working towards their judging license of the Bouvier des Flandres, or anyone interested in learning about the breed.

Seminar Study Materials

Digital files can be downloaded to your desktop computer, tablet or smartphone. I hope you find our material easy to understand and helpful in learning about the Bouvier des Flandres.

We've placed all of the education files in a public folder on DropBox.com. You don’t need to create an account to access and download the files.

Follow these steps to download the files one at a time:

Click the link from the files below. A new browser window will open.
To download the file, select the "Download" button in the top-right corner.
Save the file to your computer or mobile device.

If you have questions or feedback, contact the Judges Education Chairperson:
Lee Calhoun
frontierbouvs@gmail.com

Handouts

Bouvier-Education-Seminar-Handout.pdf (22MB)

The same color handout used to present the education seminars.
Includes color photos, illustrations, list of breed mentors and related articles.
42-page, color, designed to read on a tablet or printed on 8.5X11 inch (letter) paper.

Bouvier-QuickTips-Trifold.pdf (219KB)

A Quick Guide to Breed Type in the Bouvier
2-page, black and white, designed to be printed on 8.5X11 inch (letter) paper and folded into a trifold format.

Videos

Bouvier-Herding-1.mp4 (108MB)

#1 - Bouvier shows courage and tenacity when faced with challenging situation.
Duration = 1min 12sec

Bouvier-Herding-2.mp4 (132MB)

#2 – Bouvier brings cattle home from the field.
Duration = 52sec

Bouvier-Herding-3.m4v (87MB)

#3 – Bouvier demonstrates the agility while herding cattle.
Duration = 3min 50sec

Breeder Judges

Nancy Eilks - Wisconsin
(414) 648-3192
eilks@gdinet.net

Debra Long Gschwender - Idaho
(208) 477-3925
dlgschwender@gmail.com

Rick Gschwender - Idaho
(208) 477-3934
rggschwender@aol.com

Richard Lake - Ontario, Canada
(705) 253-7753
sanrick@sympatico.ca

Jeannette Nieder - New Hampshire
(603) 547-2688
airdrie@myfairpoint.net

Rod Ott * - California
(419) 957-8345
rso99@yahoo.com

Marcia Proud - Georgia
(770) 358-6288
mjproud@att.net

David Raper - North Carolina
(919) 851-9325
david_raper@bellsouth.net

Yvonne Savard - British Columbia, Canada
(604) 465-1798
barbubouvier@shaw.ca

* Provisional

Breed Mentors

Alaska
Judy McConnell
(907) 346-1929
(907) 360-3938 - mobile
sleepingladybouvier@hotmail.com

Arizona
Judith Abramsohn
(602) 252-9304
judith@abramsohnlaw.com

Lee Calhoun
(480) 982-7197
(916) 712-9737 - mobile
frontierbouvs@gmail.com

Hal Wilmot
(480) 457-8282
(602) 300-0211 - mobile
hdwilmot@gmail.com

California
Susan Digiorno
(916) 796-5399 - mobile
sdigiorno@yahoo.com

Cynthia Thames
(925) 449-2114
(925) 784-5164 - mobile
monamiebouvs@aol.com

Judy Kasper
(951) 780-0719
(951) 743-7900 - mobile
addmbouv@yahoo.com

Florida
Marcia Proud
(386) 462-0091
mjproud@att.net

Illinois
Sandi Lyon
(815) 885-2408
(815) 218-2183 - mobile
margauxbouviers@gmail.com

Maryland
Nancy Almgren
(410) 757-8610
(410) 533-8610 - mobile
hihat11@aol.com

Claire McLean
(410) 266-1484
Deewal1@aol.com

Michigan
Marilyn Howard
(810) 614-3817
ancestrialseeker@gmail.com

Patricia Murray
(810) 750-0697
(810) 423-9879 - mobile
imspecialbouviers@gmail.com

New Hampshire
Jeannette Nieder
(603) 547-2688
airdrie@myfairpoint.net

New Mexico
Cameron Riegel
(505) 639-5420
(505) 362-8781 - mobile
cameron@cameronriegel.com

North Carolina
June Guido
(417) 794-0701
(417) 417-545-1168 - mobile
gwbouv@yahoo.com

Ohio
Myra Roth
(330) 484-9404
rothschild@tusco.net

Oregon
Cheryl Calm
(503) 816-8670 - mobile
calmbouv@gmail.com

Pennsylvania
Karen Florentine
(610) 458-7179
kfloren@ptd.net

Texas
Sue Vroom
(626) 523-6142
suevroom@centurytel.net

Virginia
Ed Blausten
(804) 798-7900
(804) 356-6200 - mobile
eblausten@blacknose.com

Washington
Cindy Christman
(360) 876-4165
(360) 516-8313 - mobile
dediamndz3@q.com

Wisconsin
Nancy Eilks
(920) 650-2299
(920) 650-2299 - mobile
nancy.eilks@frontier.com

Washington
Mariko Saum
(360) 437-0209
(360) 301-0502 - mobile
cobeauche@aol.com

British Columbia, Canada
Yvonne Savard
(604) 465-1798
(778) 231-1263 - mobile
barbubouvier@shaw.ca

Quebec, Canada
Serge Bilodeau
(418) 569-3742 - mobile
boyerobouvier@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

Judges Education Seminars

October 24, 2019
Bouvier National, time TBD, in Conyers, GA (outside Atlanta). To sign-up for the seminar, contact:
Lee Calhoun
frontierbouvs@gmail.com

Public Presentation

October 22, 2019 at the Bouvier National - The 2019 Specialty Planning Guide (PDF) for more information on page 10.