Saint Bernard Club of America’s
Archived Historical Records©
Founded in 1888
1930s National Logo
1950s National Logo
1960s & current national logo
Note the cross from the Swiss flag (white on the flag) incorporated in the 1st logo
The Saint Bernard Club of America is a club that is rich in history, being one of the oldest breed clubs in the United States of America.
We now are entering into our third century! The Saint Bernard national club was formed on February 22, 1888 and has been reorganized from time-to-time (December 30, 1897 & March 1, 1932), but it has had a continuous history as a member club with the American Kennel Club (AKC) since 1898. Keep in mind, the AKC was founded only four years earlier in 1884. The Saint Bernard was one of the first breeds recognized in America by the AKC.
Historical Photographs From a Few Significant Nationals
Click the year under the photo to view the win
Saint Bernard Club of America’s Specialty Years
Click on the pictures below of our historical National Best of Breed & Best of Opposite Sex perpetual trophies and learn about their history.
Choose a year, click, view the prizewinners for that year.
1911 – Earliest National Specialty in our database
1912-1934 No Specialties from 1912-1934! Click years to see why.
1935 – First National Specialty after 1932 reorganization
1942 – First year of the AKC Best of Opposite Sex award
1944, 1945, 1947,1962 & 2020 No Specialty. Click year to see why.
1974 – First National Specialty Obedience Trial
1986 – First Select Awards of Merit
1988 – SBC of America’s Centennial First Tracking Test & Working Dog Trials
1998 – One hundred years as a member club with the American Kennel Club
2005 – First National Specialty Rally Trial
2009 – First year for the new Obedience Optional Titling classes
2011 – First year of the Novice and Excellent Draft Dog titles
2012 – First National Specialty Agility Trial
1911 1912-1934
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 19471948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023
Saint Bernard TOP TWENTY EVENT & Awards
Click on the picture of the Twenty trophy and learn about its history
National Historical Events, Trophies, Medallions & Catalog:
AKC Member Club Timeline
The Saint Bernard Club of America enters its 3rd century
Historical National Trophies
SBCA National Specialty Logos
SBC of America Historical Medallions
1911 National Specialty Catalog (earliest known SBC of America catalog)
1988 National Specialty Catalog of the first Working Dog Trials
SBC of America’s Specialty Show Results From 1911 Forward:
National Specialty Databases By Years & Location:
National Specialties from 1911 to date
National shows sorted by state
National shows sorted by number of dogs in competition
National Specialty Wins By Categories & Dog’s Name:
BOB, BOS, WD, WB, BOW, HIT, Tracking, Draft & Weight wins sorted by win categories
BOB, BOS, WD, WB, BOW, HIT, Tracking, Draft & Weight wins + Regionals sorted by dog’s name
WD, WB, BOW, RWD & RWB wins only from 1888 (first year of the club) to date
National Select Awards of Merit:
National Selects sorted by dog from 1986 (first year of Selects) to date
National Selects sorted by date from 1986 (first year of Selects) to date
National Working Dog Trials:
National working trials, tests & pulls from 1988 (first year) to date
National Judging Panels:
National judges by judge & then by date from 1911 (earliest records) to date
SBC of America’s National Performance Awards:
SBC of America’s performance award winners–1966 (first year) to date
If you have any early history of the club, or knowledge of early national specialties (pre-1935), please contact me at:
admin@saintbernardarchive.com. We would like to store as much of this early history and photos, etc. in the Archives as is possible for the future admirers of the breed.