Jim Engel's
NAWBA Free Press
the North American Working Bouvier Association
This is not an official NAWBA web site, even when it is the only NAWBA web site..

The Fat Lady Sings ! NAWBA goes belly up.

After years of abuse and decline NAWBA just hit bottom.

NAWBA was founded in the nineteen eighties primarily as a national level
organization to support serious working people, those engaged in the new
to America protection sports such as Schutzhund and French Ring.

This year there will be no Ring trial, no Schutzhund trial. Basically, nothing
more than the little old ladies afternoon play herding, some carting demos
and I suppose the pathetic character test.

Oh yes, and the conformation show with a real live French judge.

What an irony, the working dog organization founded to break free from
the grip of candy ass dog showing reduced to nothing but a pathetic
candy ass dog show.

Charlie Price should be ashamed of himself.  Sept 2007

In the end, the events foretold in this ten year old article
have come to pass:
Destined to Die

Previous articles:

The Heilenman Dilemma March,2003

The Resurrection Plan July, 2002 

End Game    May, 2002  Heilenman admits “serious doubts about the viability of NAWBA”,

November, 2001:   The long planned AWDF conformation show has been
cancelled,  placing the future of the Federation in serious doubt.  Prior to
the cancellation,  the Catalog for the Beauty show in St. Louis had
confirmed that the Bouviers would  have been allowed to masquerade
as working dogs on the basis of the Temperament test.  Other breeds,
including the Doberman, also would have had similar requirements,
rendering the whole thing a farce.

Johnson Throws in the Towel Aug 2001

What is a Bouvier? Sept 2001

Who the Hell is Jim Engel ?

Decline and fall June 2001

The Time Has Come… Jan 2001

"Woof Woof" Select ?

Year 2000 NAWBA Membership Plunges to 123 !

SCANDAL BREWING ? March 2000

For the Schutzhund trainer:
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT March 2000

Time for a change ?
THE HAIL MARY PLAY March 2000

Is there a Bouvier field of Dreams in Virginia ?
Click here to read all about it:
IF THEY BUILD IT.... Nov 1999

In the spring of 1999, the NAWBA board invented a
"temperament test" as a shameful shortcut for those
whose dogs can not earn real titles or whose owners
are unwilling to do their work. Read all about it:
The Truth About the NAWBA Temperament Test

So who are we going to see popping up as "Official
NAWBA Temperament Testers" ? Perhaps some of the
same committee members who know how to verify
working dogs even though they never demonstrate
relevance by training a serious dog ?

Rite of Passage
On Justin Chastel
Temperament Test Overview 
MORE on the NAWBA temperament test!

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