The Montgomery County weekend is days away and here are some things to keep in mind as we travel to Pennsylvania.

• Reservations for the Dinner on Friday night can be made through the Event section of the USKBTC website.  If you are making multiple reservations and your guests want different entries make sure and make separate reservations.  If you don’t all parties will get your first choice.
• The Boutique is always a highlight of the weekend.  If you have goods to sell you will need to complete and inventory list.  Click HERE to get the form.  Make sure your goods are at Montgomery no later than 12 noon on Saturday.  Email Jaimie Ashby with any questions at jaimie@ashby3.com.
• The Futurity judging will begin at 2PM on Saturday with 21 entered.  Lunch will be available for purchase beginning at Noon and the Boutique will also be open.  Even if you are not entered in the Futurity come and join other Kerry lovers at one of the highlights of the weekend.

We look forward to a great weekend where we celebrate the Kerry Blue Terrier.

Plans are in place for another great Montgomery County.  On Saturday afternoon lunch will be available after 12 noon and judging will start at 2.  The Boutique will be well stocked with Kerry items so miss that special something.  Additional items from the estate of Martha Nazak will be available along with other great items from our members.

Don't forget you dinner reservations which close September 28.  You can make them online.

Just click HERE to download the schedule for the Montgomery County Weekend.

This event is co-hosted by the United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club.

The United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club has migrated to a new website and membership management system.  This new system allows us to serve the membership better and provide many new features such as event entry and member photo albums of your Kerry Blues which can be shared with your friends.  Just as important it allows you to maintain your information assuring the very latest contact information is up to date.  That way you will not miss a single issue of Blue Prints as the mailing list comes from this system.

The first step is for you to login to the website and review your profile, set you privacy settings, and change your password.  Attached to this email are the step by step instructions on how to log-in and review your profile.  Simple click  LOGIN AND PROFILE INSTRUCTIONS-USKBTC.COM.pdf

To make sure we reach you with this important information we will be posting this email on the website, send it through the new system, and post on Facebook.  This is a critical first step and we want to make assure you get the information.

Please make sure that this email address:  webteam@uskbtc.com  is cleared through any spam/junk filters…it’s a good idea to add it to your address book should you have any questions.

We are all learning and we expect a bump or two in the road.  Please be patient as we learn together.

Regrettably, for personal reasons, both Ed Greer, our breeder Montgomery Concurrent Specialty Judge, and Anita Norman our West Coast Futurity Judge, have withdraw from their assignments. 

The Board of Governors has approved Margret Sieber to judge the Concurrent Specialty on Thursday following the Hatboro Kennel Club breed judging.

Melanie Fledges will replace Anita Norman as one of the Futurity judges. 

The USKBTC Board of Governors has posted the Rules governing the Haymarket Futurity and Maturity.  You can download the rules by going to US Club then Haymarket Futurity and Maturity in the sidebar.

Please note this one clarification in the rules.  If you nominated a litter previously but didn't show a particular dog from the litter in the Futurity that dog remains eligible for the Maturity as well as any dog you did show from the litter in Futurity.

No one was safe in the Checkerboard Cafe on Saturday night at KerryFest 2019 when our first annual Kerryoke Evening was held.  It was kicked off with a traditional tune by one of our judges Ron Ramsay followed by the irrepressibleConnie Robbins and her love for the Beatles!  

The evening continued until after 9PM...a new record for our Saturday evening hospitality.  Thanks to Nick Fletcher who queued up the tunes.

We do have an album....just too bad its not a "talkie."

Kerryoke 2019

The 2019 Challenge of Champions was a huge success.  The event was judged by Lloyd Booth, Nick Fletcher, and Bill Potter.  They chose as Best in Challenge GCh Cross the Rubicon Korvin Ray bred and owned by Dr. Natalia Kunze.  Best of Opposite Sex was Ch Kerrisels's Don't Believe Me Don't Watch bred and owned by Reita and Craig Nicholson.  The Peoples Choice was awared to GChS Sheep Creek Azule of Krisma owned by Jiece Rees, Jeanne & Louis Schaefer, and Lois Grier.

This event feature a buffet dinner and bar and provided a great opportunity for fellowship.  Here is an album of pictures you will enjoy chronicling the evening.

Nick Fletcher, Chair of the USKBTC Judges Selection Committee has announced the following judges for the 2019 Haymarket Futurity/Maturity:

Cheryl Purcell, Julee Manahan, and Anita Norman

The Futurity will be held Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Montgomery County Community College.  You will be able to nominate Litters as well as make entries on the USKBTC website under events.