Bitch Form           Puppy Form

For additional information/questions contact Alison Ibbitson, Futurity Secretary.

Futurity Stakes Purpose & Rules

Purpose:  To encourage the breeding of the best possible Bull Terriers and to reward the breeders for their efforts.  Thus, the futurity stakes is weighted toward the breeder.  Recognition is also given to the owners in whose hands lie the responsibility of developing the inherited potential.

General Rules: 

1. Correct and timely nominations of both the litter and the individual puppy are required for stakes eligibility.

2. Prize money can only be won through competition in the stake judging.

3. Nomination forms are secured from the Futurity Director (also available for print from this website).

Nomination of Litter:

1. Nominator must be the breeder or co-breeder, and must be a member in good standing of the BTCA at both the time of nomination and at the time of the stake judging.

2. Nomination must be after the date of breeding, but before the puppies are born.  Postmark of envelope transmitting the nomination determines date of nomination.

3. Fee is $20.00.  There will be no refunds.

4. Nomination of the litter makes each puppy in the litter eligible for individual nomination.

Nomination of Puppy:

1. Must be by owner, who need not be a BTCA member.

2. Nomination must be made before a puppy reaches four (4) months of age.   Postmark of envelope transmitting nomination determines date of nomination.

3. Fee is $10.00 for each nomination.  There will be no refunds.

4. An entire litter may be individually nominated by paying the fee for each puppy and supplying whelping date, names, sex, color and registration numbers.   If registration numbers are unavailable at time of nomination, these must be supplied as soon as available, but in no case later than eight (8) weeks prior to stake judging.

5. Any changes to the identifying information from that previously provided to the Futurity Director, must be received by the Futurity Director no later than three (3) weeks prior to the stake judging.  Failure to provide such information will result in disqualification.

Entry for Stake Judging:

1. Must be entered in a regular class, either conformation or obedience, at the BTCA Specialty show and Obedience Trial held in conjunction with the stake judging.   Fee for this entry must be paid.

2. Futurity Stake must be indicated as an additional class entry, and the fee for additional class entry paid.

3. Additional class entry must include age and color variety (i.e. - Futurity, 6-9, White).  Puppies are eligible only for the Futurity Stake which is in conjunction with the first BTCA Specialty Show held on or after the puppy reaches six (6) months of age.