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The American Dog Breeders Show Inc. Sanctioned Clubs

Creating Unity and Teamwork - Providing Education and the Ability to Succeed

      ADBSI sanctioned clubs span the nation and overseas,each focused and actively working towards the same goals. To insure the continued existence of the APBT breed today and for generations to come. To educate the public to the truth about the APBT breed and it’s owners. To promote responsible ownership. To protect individual freedom of choice.

 Education is the method our goal is achieved. We educate through the involvement of the club and its members within their community.

Promotion of responsible ownership is achieved through verbal education as well as the daily actions of each individual, as well as hosting ADBSI Sanctioned Conformation and Weight Pulling events.

 ADBSI is committed to the advancement and success of our clubs. Along with providing our personal attention to individual club matters, we also have available to the clubs, the information, and the tools necessary to achieve this goal.

 ADBSI provides: Organization of all ADBSI sanctioned clubs conformation and weight pull event dates and geographical areas.

Professional judges: Our conformation judges are required to attend judging seminars every three years in order to maintain their status. Our Weight Pull judges are tested to insure understanding of the Weight Pull rules and are required to re-certify every three years.

Top quality awards. Certificates are awarded for each and every Ace and Champion title achieved.

Promotional coverage; ADBSI provides articles and pictorial features, covering sanctioned club events, titles, point standing etc. in each issue of the quarterly magazine; the ADBA APBT Gazette. We also provide all ADBSI sanctioned clubs, an individual, interactive website linked to the official website of the American Dog Breeders Assoc. providing ADBSI sanctioned clubs maximum exposure.

 The unity a club creates is essential when combating local BSL legislation. Strength in numbers creates the ability to succeed! Unite with the fraternity of ADBSI sanctioned clubs today.

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