Working Beauceron Association

WBA LIVE WEBINAR WITH DR. CHRIS ZINK

The Working Beauceron Association is excited to welcome Dr. Chris Zink for a special online educational event!

We will be featuring Dr. Zink’s “Designing a Fitness Program for Your Dog” presentation, followed by a live Q&A with Dr. Zink.

This webinar is a great opportunity for owners of working, sport, and active dogs to learn more about developing a thoughtful fitness program for their dogs, supporting conditioning, performance and long term soundness.

Date: November 11th

Start time
4:30 PM PST (Pacific)
5:30 PM MST (Mountain)
6:30 PM CST (Central)
7:30 PM EST (Eastern)

Please give yourself 2 hours. 1 for the class and 1 hour for Q&A.

Location: Online link will be posted

The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to ask Dr. Zink questions directly.

WBA Members: $10
Non-Members: $15

Open to everyone. You do not need to own a Beauceron or be a WBA member to attend.

Registration information can be found on the website:

https://workingbeauceron.com/story

We’re excited to bring more educational opportunities like this to our working dog community and hope you’ll join us!

Chris Zink — Working Beauceron Association Design a Fitness Program for Your DogIn this webinar, join Dr. Chris Zink to learn how to get your dog fit so that it can live a long and healthy life. It really is easy to do and very fun for both you and your dog. The other cool thing about setting up an exercise program is that it strengthens the...

Congratulations to Team Sheila & Lina! 🎉

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From our records, we believe Lina is the first female Beauceron in North America to earn a French Ring 3 leg!

Sheila and Lina earned an incredible 2nd place finish with a score of 330 points at Spex Canada Ring in the Rockies trial.

A very impressive accomplishment for this team and an exciting milestone for the Beauceron breed in North America. Huge congratulations to Sheila and Lina.

The Working Beauceron Association is excited to announce IGP National Championship is officially planned for December 5-6th, 2026 in Claremont, NC.

A huge thank you to Alexander Capecci for helping connect us with this incredible partnership & we look forward to working together again.

Stay tuned! Event details and registration information will be released at a later date!

The Working Beauceron Association would like to congratulate the team Kate & Cc of Royales Cascade Echo fue de lame TKA CGCU CGCA CSAU FR-BREVET on successfully passing their French Ring Brevet!

Congratulations on this exciting accomplishment and all of the hard work and dedication it took to reach this milestone. We look forward to watching your continued success as you work toward the next level in French Ring.

Well Done 🎉

Hello Beauceron Breeders and Owners!

Please see the attached form for our WBA Longevity Poll.

https://form.jotform.com/262024340190141

The longevity survey benefits the breed by helping us collect valuable data to better understand the health and lifespan of Beaucerons. Every response helps build a stronger knowledge base that can improve the long term health of our breed.

Good evening,

The member poll regarding the viewing of Journée results has now been emailed to all current WBA members. If you haven't seen it yet, please check your inbox, as well as your spam or junk folder just in case. Alternatively, you can access the survey through our dedicated page in the members-only section of the WBA website. Simply log in using the link below to complete the survey.

Members-only survey page: https://workingbeauceron.com/survey

We'd really appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete the survey. Your feedback will influence how Journée results are shared in the future, so we encourage every member to have their say. Thank you in advance for your participation.

Working Beauceron Association

Over the past couple of days, we've heard a great deal of feedback regarding the Board's decision not to publish the individual Journée evaluation results.

This wasn't a decision the Board made lightly. We spent considerable time discussing it and weighing the value of transparency against our responsibility to create an environment where people feel comfortable participating.

Those discussions were influenced by several factors. We heard from individuals who chose not to participate because they were concerned that their individual results could later be weaponized against them. We did not consider those concerns to be unfounded. In addition, the recent conduct we witnessed on social media reinforced those concerns. While respectful discussion and differing opinions are welcome, using information to launch personal attacks or publicly shame participants has no place in our community.

Our priority is to make these events welcoming and inclusive. We want people to feel comfortable bringing their dogs forward for evaluation without worrying that their individual results could later be used as a basis for personal attacks or public shaming. It was an important consideration in our original decision.

We've also heard from many members who believe publishing the results is important. We understand both perspectives, and it's clear this is an issue our membership cares deeply about.

Rather than relying solely on the discussion we've seen on social media, we'd like to hear from the broader membership.

Over the next few days, we'll be sending a poll to all WBA members by email asking whether individual Journée evaluation results should remain private or be published publicly. Once we've reviewed the results, the Board will revisit this decision with that feedback in mind.

We encourage our membership to take a few minutes to complete the poll. Whether you agreed with the original decision or not, we'd genuinely like to hear your thoughts. Our goal is to make a decision that reflects the values of our membership while continuing to promote a community where people feel welcome, respected, and confident participating in our events.

As always, members are welcome to reach out to the Board directly with questions, concerns, or feedback at [email protected]. We value hearing from our membership and appreciate everyone who takes the time to share their perspective.

Following the 2026 Journée du Beauceron, the Board of Directors discussed whether individual evaluation results should be published publicly, as has been done at some events in the past.

After careful consideration, the Board has decided not to publish individual dog results.

The purpose of the Journée evaluations is to provide meaningful feedback to owners and breeders while encouraging participation in activities that help preserve and evaluate our breed. We want exhibitors to feel comfortable entering their dogs and receiving honest assessments without concern that the results may later be taken out of context or become the subject of public criticism.

Recent events within the Beauceron community have highlighted how evaluation results and scores can be used in ways that do not support the educational goals of these evaluations. The Board believes that participants should be able to receive honest feedback in an environment that encourages learning, discussion, and participation without fear that their results will be used to criticize or target individual dogs, owners, or breeders.

For these reasons, the Board has chosen not to publish individual results. Participants remain welcome to share their own results if they wish to do so.

We remain committed to transparency and education. To that end, we will continue to share general event information, participation statistics, judge observations, and educational content that benefits the membership while respecting the privacy of individual participants.

We appreciate the support of our members and thank everyone who participated in making this year's Journée a success.

Share your Fête du Beauceron pictures! At the Journée, French Ring, or Bates Nut Farm dog show.