Friday, February 28 * Saturday, March 1 * Sunday, March 2
Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD
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The Premium List is available and entries are open for three days of dog shows at Spring Event February 28-March 2, 2025! MB-F is the superintendent, so please visit Infodog to download the Premium and enter your dog(s). Entries close February 12th.
Vendor booth space is available. Hundreds of dogs (400-500+ per day) and their loyal human companions and admirers will attend the shows. The event also is open to the public and attracts current as well as potential future fans of sporting breeds. If this is your target audience, MSDA offers a limited number of vendor booths in a highly visible area. Visit https://mdsportingdog.org/dogshowbooth/ to learn more about vendor opportunities and to sign up for a space at the 2025 event. Don’t wait – as of Jan 1, booth space already is 80% sold.
Bill Burland took the reins as MSDA’s Spring Event Chair in September 2024. Learn much more about Bill and the transition in our September newsletter.
Breed specialties during the 2025 Spring Event weekend are being held by: Maryland Cocker Spaniel Club (Friday, concurrent specialties), National Capital English Setter Club (Friday & Saturday, designated specialties), and Liberty Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club (Saturday, designated specialty).
Supported entry clubs also have been announced. They are, for Friday, February 28:
- Liberty Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
- Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
For Saturday, March 1:
- Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
- Potomac Valley Golden Retriever Club
- Clumber Spaniel Club of the Carolinas (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
- Maryland Cocker Spaniel Club (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
- Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
- Irish Water Spaniel Club of America (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
- Sussex Spaniel Club of America (Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes)
- Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America, Inc.
And for Sunday, March 2, the supporting entry clubs are:
- Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America
- Liberty Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club
- National Capital English Setter Club
- Capital City Cocker Spaniel Club, Inc.
- Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club
- Sussex Spaniel Club of America
On Saturday we will be holding the Bred By Exhibitor and Gun Dog Groups. Also, the Liberty Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club and the National Capital English Setter Club will have designated specialties.
On Sunday, MSDA will be offering Puppy and Veteran Sweepstakes as well as a group event.
We also have some wrap-around events like AKC Fetch testing as well as the Bird Instinct Clinic. Both were very popular last year. More information about these activities will be available by early January.
At the 2025 Spring Event, we will not be offering obedience and rally trials. We may do so again in 2026.
If you have any questions about MSDA’s Spring Event, please contact the Event Chair, Bill Burland, via burland@mdsportingdog.org.
P.S. If you’re trying to understand the differences between independent, concurrent and designated specialties as well as supporting entries and sweepstakes, MSDA just happens to have an article explaining these terms.