❗❗2024 Royal Melbourne Show❗❗
Largest breed entry of the dog section – 55 Bernese!
Please come see us at our breed booth at the Royal Melbourne Show on Friday 27th September. We will be in attendance from 9-5. Bernese will only be exhibited this day, but we cannot confirm a time yet unfortunately.
SPECIALTY SHOW — KCC Park, Skye
Sunday 9th June 2024 9am
Schedule: Bernese Schedule 2024 (Final entries close June 2nd 2024 9pm)
Veterans and New Champions recognition 2024: Veterans and New Champs 2024 (Veterans and New Champions submissions close May 10th 2024)
Veterans Template 2024 (Veterans submissions close May 10th 2024)
Public are very welcome to attend, but please be aware this is a busy day for all participants.
SPECIALTY SHOW — KCC Park, Skye
Sunday 11th June 2023 9am
Schedule: Bernese Schedule 2023
Veterans and New Champions recognition 2023: Veterans and New Champs 2023
Bernese Friends Worldwide Walk 2022 – Lillydale Lake, Lilydale Vic
Sunday September 18th 2022 3pm
Facebook link to event: Bernese Friends Worldwide Walk 2022
SPECIALTY SHOW — KCC Park, Skye
Sunday 12th June 2022 9am
Schedule: Bernese Schedule 2022
Veterans and New Champions recognition 2022: Veterans and New Champs 2022
❗❗UPDATE July 28th 2020❗❗
Unfortunately with the current restrictions and density limits spectators or anyone not directly involved in the show cannot attend our show. We apologise to those who wished to come and meet breeders, but unfortunately we cannot accommodate you at this time. We hope to meet you at a future event when restrictions have further eased.
❗❗UPDATE June 2020❗❗
With restrictions in Victoria limiting us to outside events of up to 10 people, and the threat of Covid-19 still present, we are keeping all events small and only for our current financial members for the time being with strict RSVP, until otherwise advised by the State Government and Dogs Victoria.
We know this may be frustrating to members of the public at this time, but we appreciate your understanding, and will advise you when public events are once again available.
❗❗IMPORTANT NOTICE – MEMBER EVENT CANCELLATIONS (April 2020)❗❗
Dear Members,
I hope you are all well and coping with our current, stressful times.
With the Covid-19 pandemic gripping the nation, a leisurely stroll with our beloved Bernese is exactly what is needed – however per the information below sent from our Governing Body, Dogs Victoria, we have been advised to cancel all upcoming events of large gatherings until we receive further advice in April. Sadly our walk scheduled for March in Mt Evelyn is definitely cancelled, however we will hopefully reschedule this for a later date as it is a lovely venue and walk. We apologise for the late notice.
As many would have seen on our Facebook page the Dog Lovers Show in May has been moved to November. Our events for April onwards will all be advised either by email and/or social media if they are going ahead or changed.
We encourage you in the meantime to interact on the BMDCV Members Forum – show us what you’ve been getting up to with your gorgeous dogs! Go for a walk somewhere you feel safe in a large, open space and post pics of your adventures.
In stressful times like these we should reach out where we can and we encourage you to do so with each other or the members of the committee.
Please follow all government and health department directives, but make sure you are practicing self care and taking time for yourself, your loved ones, and your pets.
Hopefully with the current measures being put in place we can all work together as a nation to stop the spread of this disease and get back to our normal routines as soon as possible.
All committee members contact details were listed in our last newsletter if you wish to reach out to us. Thanks Lynney for doing such a great job by the way!
Hopefully we will all see each other again very soon.
Best Regards,
Sheridan Holmes
BMDCV Presiden
Dates for 2019
(These are subject to change so please keep checking this page)
Feb 17th: Ruffey Park Lake, Ricketts Point
March 16th: Lilydale-Warburton Rail Trail, Mt Evelyn
April 13th: Bernese Friends Worldwide Walk, Emerald
May 3rd-5th: Dog Lovers Show, Melbourne
June 9th: Championship Specialty Show, KCC Park, Skye
June 29th: Merri Creek Wetlands, Coburg
September 16th: AGM, KCC Park, Skye
December 7th: Club Christmas Party, KCC Park, Skye
December 8th: DOGS Victoria “Big Day Out For Dogs”, KCC Park, Skye
Dates for 2018
(These are subject to change so please keep checking this page)
April 8th: Ruffey Lake Park
Dates for 2017
(These are subject to change so please keep checking this page)
February 5th: Monthly Walk – Botanic Gardens
April 23rd: WORLDWIDE WALK
May 5th-7th: Dog Lovers Show
June 4th: Monthly Walk – Lillydale Lake
June 11th: Championship Show, KCC Park
July 2nd: Monthly Walk – Coburg Lake Reserve
August 6th: Monthly Walk – Yarra Bend Park
August 28th: AGM (All current 2017-2018 financial members welcome) – BMDCV nomination form 2017
September 23rd: Monthly Walk – Mt Evelyn (Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail)
September 28th: Bernese on show at the Royal Melbourne Show – 1 DAY ONLY!!
October 29th: Monthly Walk – Banksia Park, Bulleen
November 5th: Championship Show and Veterans Parade — MEET THE BREED — 2017 BMDCV Nov Schedule / Veterans Schedule V0.3 Deadline Extension
November 6th: Open Show — MEET THE BREED — 2017 BMDCV Nov Schedule — Open
December 9th: BMDCV Christmas Party – Members only: Christmas Party Invite 2017
See NEWS / UPCOMING EVENTS for more info