Historical Photographs From a Few Significant National Specialties  Conformation Obedience & Tracking Working       Esbo 1939 Rakso  1935 Gerd 1948 1950 1951 1952 Shagg 1942 Penny 1974 Honey 1977 1979 1980 1981           Markus 1988    Click the photos to read about the First or Record on the dogs above.  Click the year under the photo to view the win.   Saint Bernard Club of America's National Specialty Years  Choose a year, click, and view the prizewinners for that year's national specialty.  Significant years (above & below) are color-coded as follows:  1911 - Earliest National Specialty in our database  1912-1934 No Specialties were held from 1912-1934!  Click years to see the 1935 Saint Fancier comments.  1935 - First National Specialty after 1932 reorganization  1942 - First year of the AKC Best of Opposite Sex award  1944, 1945, 1947 & 1962 - Years there was no national specialty.  Click year to see why.  1974 - First National Specialty Obedience Trial  1986 - First Select Awards of Merit  1988 - SBC of America's Centennial year plus, First Tracking Test & Working Dog Trials  1998 - One hundred years as a member club with the American Kennel Club  2005 - First National Specialty Rally Trial   1911 1912-1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 (click here for needed photos) WD, WB, BOW, RWD & RWB From 1911 to Date  National Performance Events From 1974 to Date National Select Awards of Merit From 1986 to Date National & Regional Wins by Dog's Name 1911 to Date           Gould Trophy  2008 SBCA National Specialty Web Site        Ruppert Trophy         Saint Bernard TOP TWENTY Event The Top Twenty Saint Bernards earned the status of Top Dog in Conformation in the 12-month period between June 1st  through May 31st.  They were selected according to the number of Saint Bernard dogs and bitches they defeated in the Best of Breed wins as published in the AKC AWARDS for this period.   Choose a year or catalog cover, click, and view the prizewinner for that year's Top Twenty. Significant years are color-coded as follows: 2006 - Inaugural year   2006 Wyoming 2006 2007 2008 2009   2007 Ohio

The First Saint Fancier  (national club newsletter)   Introduction Page 1  Page 2  Page 3  Page 4  Page 5  Page 6   Page 7  Page 8

           
National Historical Events, Trophies,  Medallions & Catalog:
AKC Member Club Timeline
The Saint Bernard Club of America enters its 3rd century
Historical National Trophies
SBCA National Specialty Logos
SBC of America Historical Medallions
1911 National Specialty Catalog (earliest known SBC of America catalog)
 
SBC of America's National Specialty Show Results From 1911 Forward:
National Specialty Databases By Years & Location:
National Specialties from 1911 to date
National specialty shows sorted by state & then by number of dogs in competition  
National Specialty Wins By Categories & Dog's Name:
BOB, BOS, WD, WB, BOW, HIT, Tracking, Draft & Weight wins + Regionals sorted by win categories
BOB, BOS, WD, WB, BOW, HIT, Tracking, Draft & Weight wins + Regionals sorted by dog's name
WD, WB, BOW, RWD & RWB wins only from 1888 (first year of the club) to date 
National Select Awards of Merit:
National Specialty Selects sorted by date & dog from 1986 (first year of Selects) to date 
National Working Dog Trials:
Working dogs at national working trials, tests & pulls from 1988 (first year) to date 
National Judging Panels:
National specialty judges sorted by judge & then by date from 1911 (earliest records) to date  
National Performance Newsletters:
Request a copy of the National Specialty Performance Events Newsletters for 2006 (First Year)
National Specialty Performance Events Newsletters for 2007 


SBC of America's National Specialty & Working Dog Title Firsts:
Conformation:
First national specialty Best of Breed winner (1935) after 1932 reorganization
First national specialty Best of Opposite Sex winner in 1942 (first year for BOS) 
Obedience:
First national specialty High In Trial  in 1974 (first year of national SBCA obedience)
First to win a High Combined (HC) Score at the SBCA National Obedience trial  
Working Dog Events:
First national specialty Tracking, Draft & Weight Pull test winners in 1988
First Saint Bernard to earn the Draft Dog (DD) title
First Saint Bernards to earn the Team Draft Dog (TDD) title
First Saint Bernard to earn the Weight Puller (WP) title
First Saint Bernard to earn the Weight Puller Excellent (WPX) title
First Saint Bernard to earn the Weight Puller Superior (WPS) title
First Saint Bernard to earn the Working Dog Champion (WDCH) title


Working Dog Titles (SBCA & AKC) + Statistics From 1936 Forward:
Title abbreviations and dates of the AKC and SBCA titles
Year-End Tally of AKC and SBCA Titles from 1879 to date
SBCA Working Dog titles sorted by date from 1988 (first year) to date
SBCA Working Dog titles sorted by dog from 1988 (first year) to date
AKC & SBCA Working dogs at national working trials, tests & pulls from 1988 (first year) to date
AKC Obedience, Tracking & Agility titles - 1936 (first year) to date sorted by dog
Saint Bernard Club of America's Weight Pull statistics (year-end standings) from 1988 (first year) to date  
2007 SBCA Working Dog titles
2007 AKC Obedience, Tracking & Agility titles


Working Dog Champion Titles - 1988 (first year) Forward:
Saint Bernards earning the SBCA's WDCH title & title requirements

 
SBC of America's National Performance Awards:
SBC of America's past and current performance award winners--1966 (first year) to date
 

If you have any early history of the club, or knowledge of early national specialties (pre-1935), please contact me at: saintbernardnationalarchives@comcast.net. We would like to store as much of this early history and photos, etc. in the Archives as is possible for the future admirers of the breed.  Also, if you know of a national specialty photograph that is missing (click here for needed photos), or one of better quality, a color photograph, or an "official" national win photo picturing the judges and national trophies, please contact me and share them with the world! I would like to scan the photograph and return it, or you may send a copy to me in JPEG format at the e-mail address above. Thank You!