2025 National Specialty Schedule of Events*
*Tentative Schedule – subject to change
| Event | Location | Time | Judges | |
| Sunday August 31, 2025 | AKC Hunt Tests JH, SH, MH PREMIUM | August Busch Wildlife Area, O’Fallon, MO | All day | Lin Gelbmann Catherine Blackburn Kathy Poole-Price Susan Steffey |
| Field Welcome Dinner. Open to all. Register in the NSDTRC-USA SHOP | August Busch Wildlife Area, O’Fallon, MO | At the conclusion of Sunday’s field events | ||
| Monday September 1, 2025 | Continuation of AKC tests if needed. | August Busch Wildlife Area, O’Fallon, MO | All day | Lin Gelbmann Catherine Blackburn Kathy Poole-Price Susan Steffey |
| Club Field Tests BRT,WC WCI, WCX PREMIUM | August Busch Wildlife Area, O’Fallon, MO | All day | ||
| Begin Move- in at Purina Farms | Purina Farms Event Center, Gray Summit, MO | After 4:00pm | ||
| Tuesday September 2, 2025 | BOD Meeting | Purina Farms Event Center, Gray Summit, MO | All Day | |
| AKC Scent Work Trial – PREMIUM | Purina Farms Event Center, Gray Summit, MO | All day | Christina Ruddock | |
| Dock Diving Fundraiser – Details, Register | Purina Farms Mobile Dock | All day | ||
| Wednesday September 3, 2025 | AKC Agility Trial – PREMIUM | Purina Farms Event Center, Gray Summit, MO | All day | Ronda Bermke |
| Seminar, Sports Medicine Lin Gelbmann | At the conclusion of the agility trial | |||
| Beer Exchange | RV Lot | Following the Seminar | Paul Kartes | |
| Thursday September 4, 2025 | Obedience and Rally Trial – PREMIUM | Begins at 8:00 | Bonnie Hornfisher Ronda Bermke | |
| Judges Education REGISTER HERE | 2-5 pm | |||
| Annual Membership Meeting | 6:00 pm | |||
| Friday September 5, 2025 | Purina Farms Event Center, Gray Summit, MO | |||
| PREMIUM –Conformation EVENTS NSDTRC Sweepstakes | Start 9:00 am | Kelton Hatton | ||
| Junior Showmanship | To Follow | Rhonda Bermke | ||
| Parade of Title Holders Parade of Rescues | To Follow | |||
| Conformation, males | To Follow | Robyn Haskin | ||
| Awards Banquet Happy Hour Awards Banquet | 5:00 6:00 | |||
| Saturday September 6, 2025 | Conformation, girls. | Purina Farms Event Center, Gray Summit, MO | Start 8:00 am | Robyn Haskin |
| 4-6 month puppy | To Follow | Ronda Bermke | ||
| Top 10 Junior Parade Pee Wee Juniors | To Follow | |||
| BOB | To Follow | Robyn Haskin | ||
| Cocktail Reception after Completion of Judging, during photos |