Judges' Education Seminar & Workshop
2026-10-06 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Island Grove Regional Park, 501 N 14th Ave, Greeley, CO, 80631, United States
Conference Room A in the Events Center

Hands-on Workshop will be held in the conformation rings following judging. Ringside Mentoring will be offered all week upon request.

Pre-registration for the seminar is required. The Seminar is open to approved, provisional and applicant judges as well as GRCA CCA Category 1 and 2 evaluators.

For further information please contact Barbara Pepper (bo*********@*******th.net)

Scent Work Trial
2026-10-07 07:00 - 16:00
time is approximate. Currently, containers, interior, exterior, buried are all planned for October 6 2026, while handler discrimination and detective will be held October 7, 2026.

Entries

Open: 7/22/2026

Close: 8/26/2026

Scent Work Judges

Jessica Taylor (containers)

Ron Horn (Interior)

Sally Dunphy (Exteriors)

Andrea Wojciechowski (Buried)

Deanna Bunn (Handler Discrimination and Detective)

Regular/Non-regular Conformation
2026-10-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-10 08:00 - 17:00
time is approximate

Best of breed will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Depending on entries, BOB judging will begin Friday, October 9th.

Entries

Open: 7/22/2026

Close: 8/26/2026

Conformation Judges

Donna Ernst (intersex)

Collette Jaynes (dogs)

Nancy Talbott (bitches)

Jennifer Harper (junior showmanship)

Grooming

Obedience
2026-10-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-08 08:00 - 17:00
time is approximate

Entries

Open: 7/22/2026

Close: 8/26/2026

Obedience/Rally Judges

Obedience

Carole Lynn Evans (Novice A, Utility B, Preferred Utility, Versatility, Non-reg Veteran)

James Comunale (Novice B, Beg. Novice A & B, Preferred Novice, Non-reg Team 2)

Mr. Rick L Garvin (Grad Novice, Open A & B, Grad & Preferred Open, Utility A, Non-reg Team 1)

Rally

Mr. Rick L Garvin (Novice A & B, Pairs Novice)

James Comunale (Intermediate, Advanced A & B)

Mrs. Julie M Yamane (Excellent A & B, Master, Choice)

Rally
2026-10-09 08:00 - 17:00

Breeders' Education
2026-10-09 18:00 - 19:00
time is approximate – currently scheduled roughly 1-hr after fter completion of the day’s judging and BOB Grand Entry (if necessary)

Location: 4H building

Breeder Education will host a hands on seminar discussing the breed standard

No fee is required to attend. Preregistration is required (please watch here for how to register)

Parade of Heros
2026-10-10 12:00 - 13:30
time is approximate (during lunch break)

Entry limited to 75 dogs. Entry fee: $10.00 (make check payable to MAF)

Entries close Wednesday, August 12th or when the 75-dog limit is reached prior to closing date .

Morris Animal Foundation, the Golden Retriever Club of America®, and the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Volunteers announce the Parade of Heroes. This parade is ONLY for study-participating Golden Retrievers as an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the dogs enrolled in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. Please join us for a tribute to these courageous Goldens, their loving families, and the dedicated volunteers supporting this study. We encourage our Angel Hero families to join us as well.

Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study is a prospective, observational study that is following approximately 3000 golden retrievers, throughout their lifetimes, to identify the risk factors for cancer and other common diseases. For more information, please visit:

http://www.caninelifetimehealth.org

Entry forms will be in the premium list.
