Pacific NW French Bulldog Club (PNWFBC)

Started April,  2000

(original name was Greater Willamette French Bulldog Club, name change to Pacific NW French Bulldog Club was in 2007)           

Original members with:

Doreen Hunter – President


Jeff Hunter – Vice President


Ann Jensen – Secretary/Treasurer


Karen Churchill – Board Member                                                                                

Informal meetings were held the quarterly mostly at dog shows, some at a restaurant. Being the membership is scattered through the Pacific Northwest, meets at shows seem to be easiest for members to attend.

From 2000 to present the club has:

-    Kept Minutes from meetings (now formal according to Roberts Rules)

-     Obtained Non-Profit corporation status with the State of Oregon, 

-     Obtained an EIN number with the IRS

-     Created our logo and Membership form

-     Opened a bank account with Bank of America for the club

-     Completed our By-Laws 

-     Started a website    

-     Set up our accounting on a computerize program

Over the next 8 years,  put on 6 Fun Matches and activities

The dates of our matches were

2001 – Janurary Fun Match held after Rose City judging completed.

Oct 11 & 12 Supporting club for the  National Specialty, Beaverton Oregon

2005- August 27th  Fun Match

2006- Sept 10th   Fun Match

2007- October 13th- Fun Match with Obedience Education/Demonstration after the 

2008- Had  booth, Participated in the 2008 AKC Experience, Hillsboro, Oregon

2008-  Sept 6th, Fun Match after Emerald Cluster show

Activities of the club have continued on an ongoing basis,

PNWFBC has become AKC Sanctioned in 2008

completing 2 AKC required B/OB matches 

as of November 2010, waiting for status to continue on with A/OA matches before we become AKC Licensed. 

12-2010 Approval from AKC to move forward with our Plan A and OA matches

4-2011 A OA Match,, Approved by AKC  

1-2012 A OA Match, approved by AKC, Presentation sent in to AKC requesting advacement to Licensed Status.