All you need to know with links to signup are included in the 2022 KerryFest Guide.  It contains a complete listing of all the activities.  

2022 KerryFest Guide Download.pdf

Premium List for All Shows:

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AmydeoOObgO5i91_cccFOnZ9t2JyOQ?e=Jt66o9

Challenge of Champions Entry Open

Hospitality Reservations Open

Order KerryFest Commemorative T-Shirts

The Event Section of the website is now open for the Challenge of Champions entry and Hospitality reservations.  The USKBTC Store has  the new T-Shirt available for order...just select KerryFest merchandise. More details on the Challenge will be forthcoming but it will be on Friday evening in the Heritage Room as in the past. 

Since we will be outside, we have added a boxed lunch option to the Hospitality.  You can still just purchase the two evening events but for an extra $10 you can add the boxed lunch.  The boxed lunch is only available with the two evening events.  For those at KerryFest in 2021 it was a good lunch and will keep you from having to go to the show building during the lunch break.

You can now order commemorative T-Shirts in the USKBTC store....orders close on April 10th.

This year the United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club, partnering with the American Eskimo Dog Club of America, will offer an Agility Trial on Wednesday, May 4. This will be an all-breed Agility Trial but Kerry Blue Terriers and American Eskimo Dogs will be given priority for entries received March 9 through March 23.

We know that Wednesday is not adjacent to our conformation events which start on Friday, but our partners events start on Thursday and thus the Wednesday date. The event with beheld at the Equestrian Center which is relatively close to Purina Farms.

Follow this link for the premium list:

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AmydeoOObgO5i8MAyIiCEq33syyrzQ?e=fFWJg4

May will be here before you know it and the KerryFest planning team is planning a spectacular Kerry Blue event.  Although the Barn Hunt is postponed to 2023 we  do expect to offer another performance oriented event.  Stay tuned for details on that as they fall into place. 

Check back often for new details on the Kerry Blue event of the year.

Judge Anne Katona has provided a critique from her judging of the 2021 National Specialty.  Please click below  to download the critique.

JUDGE ANNE KATONA CRITIQUE-MONTGOMERY 2021.pdf

Thanks to all who supported this auction.  It was a tremendous success and we congratulate all the winning bidders.  Stay tuned as KerryFest gets closer for another opportunity to support Charitable Funds.

Through the generosity of our Kerry Blue artists and the quilting talent of Anita Schiller Terry we are please offer 4 condo quilts in a silent auction over the Thanksgiving 2021 weekend.  

Below are the instructions on how to bid.  The auction site is "live" now but bidding will not start until 12:15 AM EST on Friday, November 26 ends at 11:45 PM EST on Sunday, November 28.  

A couple of things to remember...you will be notified if you are outbid by the site.  There are ads on the site...just scroll of "X"...this allows us to maximize the donation to the Charitable Funds.

How to Bid in the Online

Auction

Welcome to the US Kerry Blue Terrier Charitable Funds Online Silent Auction! We hope you enjoy this new process for bidding on a great assortment of exciting items.

To view the items and bid, go to

https://www.32auctions.com/quilt1

To place a bid, you will be asked to create a login using an email address and password. Verify your email and you’re good to bid. 

Scroll through all the offerings and place your bids! Once the bid is submitted, you will get email updates so you don’t miss out on your favorite item!

You can use your cell phone or computer to view and bid on items.  Just enter the link above in any browser (there isn’t an App) and you can do everything online, including making a payment with PayPal or a credit card.

For the savvy bidder, there is a “proxy” bid you can put in place that will identify the maximum you want to pay for an item, but will only show the minimum bid to all viewers. If another person bids on that item, your bid will automatically increase up to the max you identified.

Bidding will open on November 26 at 12:15 AM EST and end at 11:45 PM EST on November 28.  The item will be mailed to the winner. If the winner is outside the United States, they will be contacted for shipping details and cost.   

If you don’t see anything you like, you can still contribute by using the green “Donate” button on the upper right-hand corner of the auction site. This auction site does contain ads…scroll through them…this allows us to minimize the cost of using the software.

Thanks for your support!

The Board of Governors wish to thank all the volunteers who made the week in New Jersey and Pennsylvania a success.  Naming names is a risky business but all would agree Eva did a great job with both Futurity/Maturity events this year, the Philadelphia Club for their work with 2 Specialties especially Larry and Carol Brown, and Scott Kellogg for all his work on the trophies...a spectacular table.

Make your plans for next year as Hatboro and Montgomery will return to Macungie.  The annual dinner is planned for Thursday evening at the Brookside Country Club and the Futurity/Maturity will be on Saturday afternoon.  The weekend will end with our National Specialty on Sunday.

KerryFest and Barn Hunt return in May with 4 Specialties and the Challenge of Champions.  2022 promises to be a great year for Kerry Blue Terriers and their owners.  All Kerry judging will be outside at Purina Farms in 2022.

Litter nominations are now open for the 2021 Futurity/Maturity at Macungie Memorial Park on October 9, 2021.  In order to assure accurate information and to reduce the effort for our volunteers only on-line nominations will be accepted this year.  If you have difficulty with your nomination there is help available and that information is under the Event on the website.  

Click HERE to nominate a litter.  Nominations close June 30, 2021.

In order to better communicated directly with our USKBTC members we are moving to a new email list,  This list will only have current active members of the USKBTC on it.  It will be updated on a regular basis to only reflect current members.

We will continue with the Google list for a period of time but ultimately drop it.  Active members may get 2 emails with the same content during this period.

When the new list is active we will provide more information.

The Catalog for the 2020 USKBTC National Specialty held in Orlando, FL is now available.  Click HERE for the marked catalog.