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THE AMERICAN HERDING BREED ASSOCIATION
The American Herding Breed Association was founded in 1986 in response to the increasing interest in herding activities by owners of a wide variety of breeds. The AHBA was set up to help provide information in response to inquiries from those interested in herding and the herding breeds. The focus of the AHBA program is on practical herding work. While recognizing that many individuals will not be in a position to use their dogs daily in practical work, the AHBA desires nonetheless that herding be taken seriously and does not desire that it be viewed as a casual hobby. The AHBA has an interest in all aspects of herding and the herding breeds, and the investigation of canine behaviors which relate to herding ability. The scope of the AHBA involves dogs of all herding breeds including rare breeds, as well as multi-purpose breeds which also have been used for herding, and herding breed mixes. The AHBA Herding Trial Program allows dogs to demonstrate herding ability in herding trials at started, intermediate, and advanced levels on a standard course and on farm/ranch courses which vary in detail but include specified requirements. The testing program includes Herding Capability Tests, for dogs taking part in tests for herding instinct and beginning herding work, and Junior Herding Dog Tests, for dogs in early training, at a level preparatory to trial work.
The AHBA has available a list of books and magazines on herding and a list of herding-oriented clubs across the country. Information on AHBA, including rules for trials and tests, is available on the internet at: Membership includes an events bulletin sent every other month, containing a calendar of upcoming events, results from AHBA trials, and occasional articles covering a range of herding activities and other items of interest to owners of herding breeds. The goals of the AHBA are to promote an appreciation of the skills and value of the herding dog and to help provide information about herding breeds, herding training, herding behaviors and herding in general. For more information regarding membership, contact:
AHBA Membership Coordinator e-mail: herdewe@me.com NEW INFORMATION FOR SPONSORS PAGE! If you are putting on an AHBA event, check out this page first! Information for Sponsors| The menu at the bottom of each page will allow you to navigate through the material at this site. All forms and scoresheets are available via an ftp download, also using the menu. Please note that all forms are in Word 6.0 format. They are also available for viewing and printing from the "View or Download" page. If you cannot use them in Word format, there is an online form to request forms from the AHBA.. The judge's list is a zipped file, as is a file with all available forms. All rules and other material are available at this site and may be found using the menu at the bottom of each page. One of the options from the menu will allow you to use an easy to fill out form to send an email to the AHBA. For info on how to join the AHBA email discussion list Go Here
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