The 2025 Barbet Club of America National:
Wednesday October 1, 2025
Colonial Park, New Jersey
Morrisandessexkennelclub.org
2025 BCA National:
2025 BCA National Specialty Events – Colonial Park, New Jersey
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - Sweeps + National
The Barbet Club of America will hold it’s 4th Annual National Specialty Show Wednesday October 1st, 2025 in conjunction with the historic Morris and Essex Kennel Club in Colonial Park, New Jersey.
The National Specialty judge will be sporting breed judge, Virginia Murray. The Club will also sponsor a Sweepstakes on Wednesday, October 1st with Denise Flaim judging.
Please plan to join us as we celebrate our fabulous breed!
To learn more about the history of Morris and Essen Kennel Club: morrisandessexkennelclub.org/m-e-history
Please note:
This show has limited entry numbers, please submit your entry as soon as possible once open.
Morris & Essex does not offer National Owner Handled Series or Juniors competitions. Therefore, they will not be offered at our National
Judges
Virginia Murray - National Specialty Judge
Virginia Murray - National Specialty Judge
How did you become involved in dog shows?
I always had an interest in purebred dogs, and I had purebred dogs growing up. In the mid-seventies, we moved to the Chicago area and I went to work for Chuck and Marilee Hendee, who bred and showed English Springer Spaniels, English Cockers, and Silky Terriers. I managed their boarding kennel and helped with their dogs before I eventually started going to dog shows and showing their dogs. I met my husband, Ken, at a show. Marilee was also the sister of Clint Harris, who was a very well-known handler, and I spent a summer traveling with him to shows and learning. It was an interesting experience, LOL!
Denise Flaim - Sweeps Judge
Denise Flaim started in Rhodesian Ridgebacks in 1998, breeding under the Revodana prefix. She has served the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States as its historian, health-and-genetics chair, chair of its AKC breed realignment committee and national-specialty chair. She is a board member of the Morris & Essex Kennel Club and the Dog Judges Association of America, and a member of the Long Island Kennel Club, Western Hound Association of Southern California and American Azawakh Association. Denise is a parent-club-approved mentor and seminar presenter for Rhodesian Ridgebacks, and is internationally recognized in the breed, having judged both national-specialty and all-breed entries in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, New Zealand, the Czech Republic and Canada.
Professionally, Denise is an award-winning journalist. After two decades as an editor and columnist at the daily newspaper Newsday in Long Island, New York, she left the paper in 2008 to pursue a career publishing dog magazines, including Sighthound Review, Modern Molosser and The Ridgeback Register, which cemented her special interest in Sighthound and Molosser breeds. In 2014, she founded Revodana Publishing, which specializes in purebred dog books.
Denise Flaim - Sweeps Judge
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Other shows in the area:
Thurs 10/2 - Hatboro Dog Club - Macungie, PA
Breed: Ken Murray
Group: Harry (Butch) Schulman
OH Group: Helene Stearns
Fri 10/3 - Hatboro Dog Club - Macungie, PA
Breed: Don Evans
Group: Don Evans
OH Group: Karl Stearns
Fri 10/4 - Devon Dog Show Association, Inc - Ludwigs Corner, PA
Breed: Debra Long Gschwender
Group: Virginia Murray
No OH
General Information
Hotel accommodations
Sonesta Simply Suites Somerset - 41 Worlds Fair Dr, Somerset, NJ 08873
Reserve a room by calling the front desk directly at +1 732-748-1400. please dial extension 4
When calling, just mention you’re booking under BCA (Barbet Club of America) and provide the following details:
Full name
Contact number
Preferred room type which is Studio Suite
Credit card information
$109 plus taxes & $40 per dog.
Their team will take care of the rest and confirm the reservation.
RV Accommodation
Hospitality + education
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