PARADE OF HONOR REMINDER

If you would like to participate in the Parade of Honor, your Border Terrier must have been awarded the Versatility Award on or before March 31, 2026 in order to be eligible to participate in the 2026 Parade of Honor. Your Border Terrier must also be present and participate in the Parade at the 2026 BTCA National Specialty.

Don’t forget to remit your dog’s Parade of Honor photo by replying to your registration confirmation email with an attachment of your Border’s photo.

Members may apply for the Versatility Award at https://btcoa.org/versatility-award/

Deadline for Versatility Award Applications: March 31, 2026 (8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific)

Registration Deadline for Parade of Honor: April 15, 2026 (8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific)

CHANGE OF OPENING DATE

The opening date for Obedience, Rally, Sweepstakes and Conformation has been moved to April 7, 2026.

SPECIAL REMINDER FOR BTCA MEMBERS

Active BTCA members – Did you know you can login to the Members Only portal to check on events and items purchased through the specialty website? Here’s how:

  1. Login to the BTCA Members Only portal https://btcoa.org/login
  2. Choose Member Manage Profile
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  3. On the Member Management menu, choose “History”
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This option displays a history of payments and registrations made through the club’s website. The History feature includes membership renewals, purchases through the BTCA Online Store in addition to registration and purchases made through the specialty website. This feature does NOT include registrations made outside of the specialty website, including conformation and performance events.

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OPENING SOON April 1st

  • Health Clinic
  • Health Education Seminar
  • Judge Education Seminar

CLOSING SOON April 1st

  • Hotel Reduced Rate Reservations
  • Specialty Logo Item Orders
  • Catalog Ads

CURRENTLY OPEN

  • Agility Glory Run
  • Award Banquet & AGM Dinner Reservations
  • Catalog Ads
  • Catalog Sales
  • Trophy Donations
  • Parade of Honor
  • RV Reservation
  • Specialty Logo Merchandise
  • Welcome Gift
  • Welcome Party

Visit the 2026 Border Terrier National Specialty Shop to register online.

To read this and other announcements for the 2026 BTCA National Specialty, please sign up for our mailing list at https://specialty.btcoa.org/#mailing-list