BOERBOEL EXPO 2024
‼️ Mark Your Calendars ‼️
May 30 – June 2, 2024
610 E. Payton St.
Greentown, Indiana USA
(This is not Memorial weekend)
And this is just for starters…
🔥Clinics, Training, Workshops, and Special Events posted. We will be covering everything from proper Boerboel Structure & Movement, to First Aid, Behavior and Modification, Setting Your Boerboel Up for Success, Breeding and more.
🔥SABBS – Breeders and Appraisers Workshop. If you are a breeder, thinking about being a breeder, have interest in being an appraiser, or you just want a deeper understanding overall of structure and how it relates to scoring – you don’t want to miss this. This will be a full day workshop.
🔥SABBS Appraisals – Any Boerboel from any registry can be appraised per SABBS Breed Standard. Make sure the dog is registered in your name, that it has been microchipped, and that you bring a copy of the registration with you. The link to sign up for Appraisals is down below on this page, as well as the Appraisal Packet doc which also includes the SABBS membership form. SABBS Appraisals are all 4 days! If you have already completed the Sign Up form and submitted payment, contact Joseph Phillips to schedule book you day and time at 831-229-6693.
🔥SABBS SABBS Show at 10am on 6/1- Any Boerboel from ANY registry can enter to be shown per SABBS Breed Standard. All age classes are offered. Never shown a dog? That’s ok! Cost is $35 per dog. Sign up at the Expo!
🔥Boerboel Pet Show(starts after SABBS Show finishes) – This class is for Boerboels that don’t fit into the SABBS standard for colors, are spayed or neutered, and so on. Bring out your Boerboel and have some fun!
🔥WBBA Show on 6/1 at 2pm – First ever WBBA show to be held in the USA! All registries welcome and sign ups can be done the day of show!! Contact Angela De Villiers or Sean Crawford for any WBBA related questions.
🔥Challenges such as the Biggest Head, Biggest Bone, Widest Chest, Weight Guessing and more. Livestock scales will be on site. These are fun challenges.
🔥Booth space available for those wanting to sell goods, showcase breeding programs or titles.
🔥Sponsorship opportunities available.
If you have a Boerboel related event that you would like to host as part of the Boerboel Expo, please reach out.
🏕 Onsite tent camping, campers and RV’s welcome with full electric hook ups! 250 individual sites with up to 50 amp electric are available.
✈️ Nearest airports are Ft. Wayne International and Indianapolis International.
🏨Nearest Hotels are in Kokomo, Indiana and Marion, Indiana. Host Hotel will be La Quinta hotel in Kokomo. They are dog friendly. Mention the Boerboel Expo when calling 765-453-2222.
Comfort Inn is also a dog friendly hotel and has good rates! 765-452-5050
The Expo will be held at 610 E. Payton St, Greentown, Indiana, USA (same great facilities as the prior Boerboel Expo’s). 🌎Boerboelexpo.com will be live again in the coming weeks, so check back for updates!
This is a Save the Date post, and additional details will be shared here as they arise.
Friday 5/31:
8:30am –
👉SABBS Workshop: This is a deep dive into understanding the SABBS breed standard, the Linear Appraisal System, and how best to breed to it. If you are a breeder, thinking about being a breeder, have interest in being an appraiser, or you just want a deeper understanding of the Boerboel breed – you don’t want to miss this 5hr workshop. It covers everything from movement to hands on evaluation. Registration online is available, and the cost for SABBS members is $30. Not a member? It’s ok, you can join at the Expo!
Click the link below to sign up.
3:00pm –
👉Boerboel Genetics Workshop (1.5 hours):
* Basic Genetics
* Coat Colour Basics
* Coat Traits and Furnishings
* Genotype vs Phenotype
* Punnet Squares
* Breeding dominant and recessive colours
* Genetic Profile vs Genetic Health
* Breeding dominant and recessive colours
* Genetic Profile vs Genetic Health
Saturday 6/1:
8:00am –
👉Boerboel Breeding Strategies (1.5 hours):
* Boerboels of The Past
* Boerboel Genome
* Coefficient of Inbreeding
* Ancestor Loss Coefficient
* Line Breeding vs Inbreeding
* Inbreeding Depression
* Breeding Strategies and Plans
* What is a line?
* Creating your own line
11:30am –
👉CanineP4: Progesterone Testing and Semen Analysis. These guys have all the cool machines and gadgets!
12:00: Pet Fun Show – any Boerboel is welcome!!
12:30: Fun Challenges
1:00pm-
👉Boerboel 101: Setting your boerboel up for success is huge! This is great for new or potential owners. What to do, what not to do, first aid basics, and more.
1:30pm-
👉Radical K9: Boerboel Behavior and Modification – the do’s and don’ts when training Boerboels, and why.
4:00pm-
👉Breeders Corner: experienced breeders will share Boerboel specifics that we have learned with regards to fertility, breeding, pregnancy, whelping and raising a litter, and placing puppies successfully.
Sunday 6/2:
To be announced
—————————————————————-
Check out what has been happening behind the scenes🤗🤗🤗. All Boerboel breeders and suppliers, now is your chance for some mega cheap advertising in the first ever Annual Boerboel magazine in the USA!!! Are you a breeder but not a SABBS member? That’s ok, just join and you can advertise! Lots happening in the background on this one ranging from informative articles for families interested in the breed, as well as season breeders looking to learn more. Have an idea for a great article? Reach out!
First printed copies to be available at the Boerboel Expo in Indiana, May 31-June 2! Digital copies will be available for all to purchase on the SABBS website, as well as breeder websites, Facebook groups, etc..
Our passion is genetics, our love is for the dogs, and our goal is to produce puppies of exceptional quality both mentally and physically. We are typically seasonal breeders with 95% of our babies being born in the late Fall/Winter months.