Host a Clinic

The B.C. Stock Dog Association (BCSDA) is a non-profit society that provides sanctioning of stock dog events in British Columbia. Sanctioning provides trial organizers who are BCSDA members with

• $5 million limited liability insurance coverage

• Point accumulation for BCSDA year-end awards

• Advertising on the BCSDA Facebook page, Look Back Newsletter, and BCSDA website

Sanctioned events are trials or clinics where the trial organizer has made a request to the BCSDA Trial Director for BCSDA sanctioning. This implies that the organizer has read and agrees to meet the requirements and expectations of the BCSDA Policy Manual's rules for Sheep Dog or Cow Dog Trials.

How do I get sanctioning?

The application process for BCSDA clinic sanctioning is simple.

1. Contact the BCSDA Clinic Director of intent to host a clinic at least 30 days prior to the proposed trial date(s) with the BCSDA Clinic Sanctioning Application

2. Once the BCSDA Clinic Director has determined that the trial organizer's plan meets BCSDA guidelines, they will:

   1. • Advise the clinic organizer if their application has been declined or  approved 

      • Advise the clinic organizer of the required sanctioning fees that are to be sent to the BCSDA Treasurer via cheque or e-transfer

      • Inform the BCSDA Communications Director to post the event on the BCSDA Facebook page, BCSDA website, and the BCSDA Look Back Newsletter. If the clinic organizer has an event poster and/or registration forms, please email to the BCSDA Communications Director for posting.

Clinic Templates

Below is several templates and samples of forms you may use for your trial. 

Feel free to adapt them as needed to you event