2026 GRCA National

Field Trial
2026-09-30 07:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-29 07:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Horsetooth Kennels, 7028 N Co Rd 3, Wellington, 80549, United States
time is approximate

This will be the 86th GRCA National Specialty Field Trial – one of the two oldest GRCA National Specialty events!

Entries

Open: 7/22/2026

Close: 8/26/2026

Field Trial Judges

Corrie Elmes & Edward Neilson (Amateur)

Joey Smith & Don Fregelette (Derby)

Kathleen Fregelette & Derek Smith (Open)

Suzan Caire & Paula Elmes (Qualifying)

Field Trial Meet and Greet
2026-09-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Deppen Brewing, 3999 GW Bush Ave, Unit 101., Wellington, Colorado, 80549, United States
Join me, Kathy Frizell, your field trial chair, for a casual NO-HOST meet and greet. We’ve reserved a room, there is an outdoor patio, weather permitting, and dogs are welcome. There will be beer, craft cocktails, and at least 1 (maybe more) food truck for you to purchasefood and drink. SO Colorado!! It is only 8 minutes from Kenny’s Horsetooth Retriever Kennel.

Spread the word, see folks you may only see once a year. Thanks for participating at the 2026 GRCA National Specialty Field Trial!This event will be instead of the traditional welcome dinner so stop by and visit, have a beverage and a bite to eat. Hope you can come and good luck to all! Kathy and Warren Frizell

Parade of MAF Heroes
2025-09-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
The above time is approximate – this parade will be held during the lunch break.

Entry limited to 75 dogs. Entry fee: $5.00 (make check payable to MAF)

Entries close Wednesday, August 6, 2025 or when the 75-dog limit is reached.

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 the Canine Lifetime Health website.

Download the entry form:

MAF Enry Form

🎥 Regular/Non-regular Conformation
2025-09-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
time is approximate

Judging Program

Catalog

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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

Move-in is scheduled to be available September 24. All grooming will be indoors with electricity (paid grooming). More information can be found on the grooming page.

Breeders' Education
2025-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
time is approximate – currently scheduled roughly 1-hr after completion of judging

Breeder Education will host a seminar about the CCA. What it is and what it is not! Why you should enter one and why you should consider asking your club to host one.

Place: ring side at breed.

Obedience/Rally
2025-09-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
time is approximate

Judging Program

Catalog

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)

Annual Meeting
2025-09-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
The time is approximate —5:00 PM or when judging is concluded, and the event will be held in the Founders Room – Second Floor of Purina Event Center

Join us for light refreshments and a Cash Bar compliments of the GRCA Board of Directors

The GRCA Annual Meeting features reports from the Board including informational updates about future GRCA National Specialties. We present our historical and treasured GRCA Annual Trophies to deserving recipients. We announce various distinguished achievements such as certificates of appreciation, service and GRCA life membership awards. The incoming Board members are introduced as well as the nominating slate for next year’s GRCA Board. Everyone is welcome and

GRCA members are strongly encouraged to attend.

Cancer Detection Study
2025-09-26 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
Researchers will be on the show site to collect free-catch urine samples. Please support this important research!!

Detecting cancer and other serious health problems in Goldens with Rametrix® Molecular Urinalysis (RMU)

John Robertson VMD PhD, President, Rametrix Technologies, Inc., Blacksburg, VA

ro********@**********ch.com

Rametrix Technologies, Inc., a medical/veterinary research and development company (www.rametrixtech.com), has developed a urine-based technology (RMU) to detect cancer in dogs (and people). Ramen spectroscopy profiles the molecular composition of urine, and the team has published a paper showing detection in dogs of lymphoma, mast cell sarcoma, urothelial/transitional cell carcinoma, and osteosarcoma with at least 90% accuracy using RMU technology (available at https://rametrixtech.com/resources/).

This technology uses a small amount of free-catch/voided urine, takes less than 30 minutes, and is economical (about the same price as a standard urinalysis at the veterinarian’s office). Studies conducted in humans have also detected other diseases such as diabetic nephritis, lupus nephritis, chronic kidney failure, and bladder cancer. Rametrix will use this translational information gained from humans in the proposed work on Golden Retriever health.

To further validate RMU and to precisely focus it for Goldens, Rametrix wants to conduct a 500-dog study (250 healthy dogs, 250 dogs with cancer or other health problems, including kidney disease) with cooperation of the Golden Retriever Club of America. Study goals:

Develop a Golden Retriever-specific molecular fingerprint of urine in clinically healthy Goldens

Determine how the urine molecular fingerprint of clinically healthy dogs compares with the urine molecular fingerprint of dogs with cancer or other health problems;

Track changes between health and disease using multiple samples from the same dog

Detect and profile (with RMU) other common health problems in Goldens, including renal disease, heart disease, allergies, and hypothyroidism.

Ultimately, early detection of disease may alleviate suffering and save lives.

Note: Since this is a research study and the meaning of individual results is not yet fully validated, no results will be released to owners.

DNA BloodDraw/CHIC
2025-09-26 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
Red Brick Building

Tues 9/23Wed 9/24Thurs 9/25Fri 9/26DNA BloodDraw/CHIC12PM-4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 12PMPU Clinic3PM-5:30PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Eye Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Cardiac ClinicCANCELEDOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMCancer Detection StudyCancer Detection Study

All clinic times are subject to change. Please check Facebook for any changes or updates.

PRE registration is until Aug 27 which includes pre registration prices. NO REFUNDS after this date. LATE registration will continue up to Sept 18 which may be at a higher cost, depending on clinic.

OFA DNA Database Blood Draw Clinic

UC Davis DNA & Genetic Diversity Clinic

Tuesday 9/23 – Friday 9/26

Dr Michael Lappin, DVM

CHIC BANK/DNA REPOSITORY :

There is no charge for the blood draws or shipping

GRF also absorbs the OFA CHIC fee for Goldens.

For donating blood to the GRF projects with OFA and Broad Institute, please download and print the DNA Repository form located on the OFA website at: https://ofa.org/applications/ or available here:

OFA DNA Repository Form

Please bring completed paperwork to the clinic

Questions: 20*******************@***il.com

UC Davis Golden Retriever Health Panel

$120 (normally $130) — Testing includes:

Congenital Ichthyosis 1 & 2 In Golden Retrievers (GR)

Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS)

Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL)

Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA1 and PRA2)

Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRA-prcd)

Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy (SAN)

UC Davis Genetic Diversity Testing Golden Retrievers

$75 (normally $85)

This test panel may be useful to breeders who wish to track and increase genetic diversity of their breed as a long-term goal.

Additional information on this testing can be found at the UC Davis Canine Diversity Website.

NEW THIS YEAR – at home DNA testing

UC Davis is offering the same Specialty discounted prices for the Genetic Health Panel and Diversity Testing to Golden Retrievers unable to attend this year’s National. These prices will be offered for the entire month of September.

To take advantage of at home DNA testing, order the test from the GRCA Online store on or before Sept 12, 2025 Before completing your order make sure to mark “at home”. You will receive an email within a few days with a one time use coupon code along with instructions on how to submit your sample to UC Davis. This coupon code can not be reissued.

Samples must be postmarked from Sept 1 – 30, 2025. Samples received by UC Davis and not postmarked within this time frame will not be processed and no refund will be issued.

About the Doctor: Michael A. Lappin DVM

Dr. Mike Lappin, DVM was born and raised in Michigan where his family always had dogs. One of his favorites was “Fred,” a Beagle that he and his brother taught to bark, earning the ire of his mother. He graduated from Parchment High School in 1966, and continued on to Michigan State University, where he graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. He moved to Massachusetts to begin his professional career at the Kingston Animal Hospital. Dr Lappin opened his own practice in 1992 in Buzzards Bay, MA. After a name change in 1992, “The Animal House” came into being.

Dr Lappin became involved in dog training through his veterinary practice and began training his own Golden Retrievers in the early 1990’s. He and his first Golden Retriever, “Tess,” discovered Agility in the mid 90’s and began competing shortly after. Tess retired at the age of 12 years. He is currently training and showing his 4th and 5th Golden Retrievers, “Scarlett” and “Costello” in Agility, Obedience, and Rally Obedience. Mike and his past and current “kids” have achieved numerous obedience and agility titles.

A member of Yankee Golden Retriever Club, he is on the Board of Directors and has served as their Obedience Committee chair. He is also a member of the Golden Retriever Club of America. He has served as the Vice President of the Golden Retriever Foundation. Dr. Lappin continues serving the Foundation as their DNA collection officer. He has been instrumental in the Foundation’s efforts to collect DNA from Golden Retrievers to be used for health research. With his efforts there have been over 2000 samples banked at the OFA-CHIC DNA bank, more than any other breed of dog. Dr. Lappin also became an American Kennel Club judge of agility, and rally obedience in 2004 to round out his “giving back to the sport” philosophy.

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OFA Cardiac Clinic
2025-09-26 08:30 - 16:30, 2025-09-25 08:30 - 16:30 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
Red Brick Building

Tues 9/23Wed 9/24Thurs 9/25Fri 9/26DNA BloodDraw/CHIC12PM-4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 12PMPU Clinic3PM-5:30PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Eye Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Cardiac ClinicCANCELEDOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMCancer Detection StudyCancer Detection Study

All clinic times are subject to change. Please check Facebook for any changes or updates.

PRE registration is until Aug 27 which includes pre registration prices. NO REFUNDS after this date. LATE registration will continue up to Sept 18 which may be at a higher cost, depending on clinic.

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You can pre-register for an ECHO for $335, but auscultations will be available via walk-in only ($125). To provide a 3 days ECHO/Auscultation screening clinic, we have 2 cardiologists!

WEDNESDAY Sept 24 8:30a-4:30p CANCELED

THURSDAY-FRIDAY Sept 25-26 8:30a-4:30p (ECHO/Auscultation): Cardiologist: Dr Josh Stern, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Echo Walk in/late registration if available $355 and Auscultation: Walk-In Only $125. Discount code for submission of exam results to OFA will be available at the clinic.

About the Doctor: Dr Josh Stern, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Dr. Joshua Stern, DVM,Phd, DACVIM (cardiology) serves as the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is also a Professor of Cardiology in the Department of Clinical Sciences at NC State. Dr. Stern obtained his DVM from Ohio State University, completed his cardiology residency training at NC State, and obtained a PhD focusing on translational cardiac genetics at Washington State University. He is the Principal Investigator for the Stern Translational Cardiac Genetics and Pharmacogenomics Laboratory which focuses on training clinician scientists and developing novel therapies for inherited heart disease. Dr. Stern serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine and is the current President for the Subspecialty of Cardiology in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He was honored with the 2024 AVMF Career Achievement Award in Feline Medicine. Dr. Stern is an avid supporter of clinician scientists and is passionate about training the next generation of veterinary academic leaders. Together, with his laboratory teams, Dr. Stern has published over 140 peer-reviewed research manuscripts contributing to the advancement of companion animal genetics and translational cardiology.

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Top Twenty Invitational & Junior Showcase
2025-09-25 18:00 - 22:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
time is approximate

Location: Purina Farms Great Hall

🎉 GET READY TO LIGHT UP THE NIGHT!

Join us for the must-attend event of the 2025 GRCA National Specialty! Celebrate the finest Golden Retrievers in the country at the dazzling Top 20 Invitational, where we’ll crown the Top Winner, 1st & 2nd Runners-Up, and honor the Top Five Junior Handlers in a special Junior Handler Showcase.

With our “Light Up The Night” theme, get ready for an evening full of sparkle, excitement, and celebration!

Top Twenty Catalog

Junior Showcase

✨ WHOLE EVENING TICKET – $100

Time:

6:00 PM – Check-In & Cocktails

6:30 PM – Dinner

8:15 PM – Event Begins

Includes:

Delicious buffet dinner

Tables decorated by the 2025 GRCA Top Twenty Invitational Contenders

Reserved high-top seating for the event

Access to upstairs cash bars

Chef inspired dessert

Extra-special surprise you won’t want to miss

Access to the online event catalog

✨ EVENT-ONLY TICKET – $25

Time:

7:30 PM – Check-In

8:15 PM – Event Begins

Includes:

Bleacher seating for the event

Access to a cash bar

Featured dessert

Extra-special surprise you won’t want to miss

Access to the online event catalogue

🎟️ Important Ticket Info:

In the memo field of your ticket purchase, please list the first and last names of all guests.If unknown, write “unknown” and email final names to Deb Hubbard at de*@***********ns.com by September 9.

A confirmation will be sent to you — no physical tickets will be issued.

Check-in will take place on-site at the event.

Tickets are non-refundable.

✨ Semi-formal attire encouraged — feel free to sparkle!

Pigmentary Uveitis Research Clinic
2025-09-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-24 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-23 12:00 - 16:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
Red Brick Building

Tues 9/23Wed 9/24Thurs 9/25Fri 9/26DNA BloodDraw/CHIC12PM-4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 12PMPU Clinic3PM-5:30PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Eye Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Cardiac ClinicCANCELEDOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMCancer Detection StudyCancer Detection Study

All clinic times are subject to change. Please check Facebook for any changes or updates.

PRE registration is until Aug 27 which includes pre registration prices. NO REFUNDS after this date. LATE registration will continue up to Sept 18 which may be at a higher cost, depending on clinic.

Register now

Dr. Wendy Townsend, a primary researcher into PU, will be performing ultrasounds of Golden Retriever eyes. This non-invasive procedure is not painful and has the potential to provide critical information for continuing research into this disease. Dr. Townsend will examine any Golden Retriever – healthy eyes or otherwise – 4 years and older. Goldens without pedigrees or those from a rescue situation are more than welcome to become a part of this research project.

Golden Retrievers 12 years and older and those previously seen at PU clinics are encouraged to participate in this year’s clinic. The clinic is limited to 125 dogs. Appointments will be arranged once judging schedules are announced. Please download the following form and submit to 20******************@***il.com to complete the preregistration process.

PU Consent Form

This clinic is free but requires pre-registration

Questions: 20******************@***il.com

Walk ins welcome as time allows for each clinic.

Clinic days/times are subject to change based on interest.

All Goldens attending the clinic must be well behaved and leashed at all times

About the Doctor: Dr. Wendy Townsend, DVM, MS, DACVO

Dr. Wendy Townsend, DVM, MS, DACVO, (ophthalmology) associate professor of ophthalmology in Purdue Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, has focused her career and research in veterinary medicine on diagnosing and treating eye conditions in animals. “The most common question I get is if we fit animals with glasses,” Dr. Townsend says. “While that’s not what we do, our goal is to help animals see better and improve their quality of life if they’re having issues.”

Although her patients span a variety of species, her research is focused on a particular breed of dog that reigns as one of the most popular dog breeds in America: Golden Retrievers. Golden retriever pigmentary uveitis is a disease almost exclusively found in purebred Golden Retrievers. It’s an inherited form of uveitis (inflammation of the uveal tract, which includes the iris). And though the disease is inherited, the onset and diagnosis usually occurs when the dogs are older.

Dr. Townsend is strongly encouraging Golden Retrievers 12 years and older and those previously seen at PU clinics to participate in this year’s clinic. The clinic is limited to 125 dogs. Appointments will be arranged once judging schedules are announced. Downloadable forms need to be returned to 20******************@***il.com to complete the preregistration process.

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Parade of Titleholders
2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
time is approximate, but this is held in conjunction with the Welcome Dinner. Following the Welcome Dinner in the Founders Room, groups will start to line up at 7:30 pm, parade will start at 8 pm.

Entries close early (July 21st)!

Include with your entry a brief (50 words or less) biography about your dog and a photo of your dog (JPEG or PDF format). Because the Parade is not an AKC event, non-AKC titles and achievements may be included in this write-up. The Committee reserves the right to edit submitted material to 50 words. Entries are limited to a MAXIMUM OF 100. Entries will be accepted on a first-received basis. A waiting list will be established in case of cancellations prior to July 21, 2025. Entrants will be honored with a beautiful rosette and souvenir of the 2025 National.

The Parade of Titleholders Is open to all Golden Retrievers who have earned a MINIMUM of one or more of the following AKC titles (7-point or higher titles pursuant to the GRCA VC/VCX/VCM-OS/OD Point Schedule):

Conformation (GRCH, CH)

Obedience (OTCH, UDX, UD)

Field (FC, AFC, QAA***, **, MH, SH)

Agility (MACH, PACH, MX, MXJ, MXP, MJP, AX, AXJ)

Tracking (CT, TDX, VST)

Scentwork (SWD, SWM)

Rally (RACH)

Upland Master (MHU)

We must limit the Parade of Titleholders to 100 entries.

Enter a Dog

Welcome Dinner
2025-09-24 17:45 - 20:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
Founders Room- on the second floor of Purina Event Center. Dinner includes a commemorative glass.

5:45pm Doors open (cash bar). Buffet dinner service begins at 6:15pm.

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Buffet Meal Menu:

Harvest Garden Salad (croutons on the side) & Dinner Rolls

Braised Beef Brisket (GF)

Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Classic Mornay Sauce (GF)

Whole Roasted Petite Potatoes

Haricot Verts (Petite Green Beans)

Assorted desserts

A quinoa stuffed mushroom “plated” dinner is also available upon request.

Coffee, tea and water and a Cash Bar

Tickets are limited to 240 people and will be available until September 9th, 2025, or until all tickets are sold.

The Parade of Titleholders will be held following the Welcome Dinner downstairs in the conformation area.

OFA Eye Clinic
2025-09-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
Red Brick Building

Tues 9/23Wed 9/24Thurs 9/25Fri 9/26DNA BloodDraw/CHIC12PM-4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 4PMDNA BloodDraw/CHIC9AM – 12PMPU Clinic3PM-5:30PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMPU Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Eye Clinic9AM-4PMOFA Cardiac ClinicCANCELEDOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMOFA Cardiac Clinic(Dr. Stern)8:30AM-4:30PMCancer Detection StudyCancer Detection Study

All clinic times are subject to change. Please check Facebook for any changes or updates.

PRE registration is until Aug 27 which includes pre registration prices. NO REFUNDS after this date. LATE registration will continue up to Sept 18 which may be at a higher cost, depending on clinic.

Register now!

Preregistration $65 / dog Walk in $75 / dog

Discount code for submission of exam results to OFA will be available at the clinic. There is NO charge for eye exam result submission to OFA database for Goldens 8 yrs and older – these costs are covered by the Golden Retriever Foundation.

About the Doctor: Elizabeth A. Giuliano, DVM, MS, DACVO

Elizabeth A. Giuliano, DVM, MS, DACVO (ophthalmology), received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1991 and her DVM degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1996.

Following graduation from veterinary school, she completed a small animal rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City in 1997 and remained in private practice in midtown Manhattan the following year. In 1998, she returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to complete a Comparative Ocular Pathology Fellowship. Since July 1, 1999, she has been a member of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri where she completed a residency in veterinary ophthalmology and a Master of Science degree. She is a tenured professor in the MU Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and section chief for the Comparative Ophthalmology Service. She has authored more than 100 articles and textbook chapters. Dr. Giuliano is a dynamic, engaging speaker and has lectured extensively in the academic setting and at national and international meetings. She is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including three Golden Aesculapius Teaching Awards, the Gold Chalk Award, the Dadd Award, and was Western Veterinary Conference’s “Educator of the Year” (2018). In 2023, Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano received the 2023 Jordan Hoyt Memorial Tribute to Women award for faculty.

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OFA Cardiac Clinic (CANCELED)
2025-09-24 08:30 - 16:30 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States

CCA #2,#3
2025-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
time is approximate. Located at Purina Event Center

Premium Lists

Entries

Open: 7/22/2026

Close: 8/26/2026

CCA (1-3) Evaluators

Ellen Hardin

Patricia Flanagan

Suzan Schwarz

Gloria Kerr

Bruce McLean

Lei Taft

Debbie Claussen

Helen Dorrance

Denise Reel

🎥 Sweepstakes
2025-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Purina Farms, 500 William Danforth Way, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039, United States
time is approximate

Judging Program

Catalog

Are you interested in watching conformation online? Check out Show Dog Video Pro!

Watch Live Online!

Entries

Open: 7/22/2026

Close: 8/26/2026

Sweepstakes Judges

Kelly Shuffelbottom (Sweeps, Puppy & Veteran Bitches & Best Veteran)

Christian Rutten (Sweeps, Puppy & Veteran Dogs & Best Puppy)

Cindy Price (Gun Dog Sweeps)

Grooming

Move-in is scheduled to be available September 24. All grooming will be indoors with electricity (paid grooming). More information can be found on the grooming page.

Rules

The rules for puppy, veteran and gundog sweeps have not changed.

ALL puppy and veteran sweepstakes entries must include a copy of the current registration dated before the closing date of the National. Registrations must be sent separately to: GR********@***il.com by the closing date of the National. Receipt of the registration will be confirmed by return email.

Those entries without prior submission of the registration dated before the closing date of the National, may bring a copy with them to pick up their armband.

Ring stewards will not ‘police’ any entry before, during or following sweepstakes. Any protests will be directed to the armband table to talk with a board member (judging will not be delayed due to protests).

If a handler who is not eligible handles a dog that wins a placement, that placement will be rescinded.
