Mafia Members

Near St. Louis Mo.
Purina Farms show Grounds
Grey Summit MO

2nd Annual
Gateway Invitational
June 10,11, & 12

The ABNA Bulldog Mafia 2^nd Annual Gateway Invitational will be held 35 miles southwest of the Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Proudly sponsored by Nestle-Purina Pet Company, the show will be held at Purina Farms in Gray Summit, MO. Purina Farms is a unique facility and features an interactive museum, an animal barn and the Canine Activity Center – the nation’s premier dog showing facility. Last years show was a great time and this year promises to be even better. The show sight was wonderful, offering plenty of shade and even fans to make sure that the dogs were kept cool. The show rings were under tents, and in all I would like to congratulate and thank our show hosts Chris & Chrissie Reiss.
Please visit www.purinafarms.com for full information about this amazing show site.

Gateway Invitational Schedule of Events :

Friday June 10^th

Registration will be open at the main show site
Hopefully – APA weight pull weigh-ins available
Meet and Greet all your Bulldog Friends.

Saturday June 11^th

8:00 am Registration opens

9:00 am Iron Dog Triathalon judged by Tony Mancera

Sprint Race and Hardest Hitting will be judged along with IDT3

10:00 am Conformation Handlers Meeting

All new Bulldoggers welcome to learn the ropes!

Weight Pull weigh-ins begin

10:30 am Conformation begins – 2 rings running simultaneously

Classic Judge – Vito Alu

Standard Judge – Kevin Wiegand

11:30 am APA Weight Pull – please note that it will run concurrently with conformation; have handlers available for both!

2:30 pm Feistiest Puppy

Sunday June 12^th

8:00 am Registration

9:00 am Protection Tournament judged by John Holleman and Richard ?

10:30 am Conformation begins – 2 rings running simultaneously

Classic Judge – Jeff Dailey

Standard Judge – Mark Smith

11:30 am APA Weight Pull – please note that it will run concurrently with

conformation; have handlers available for both!

The Bad A** Bulldog Class

We will be offering a new class this year. There is a separate entry fee of $50. Winner takes all the money as a cash prize! This class will be judged by a minimum of three judges; these judge’s scores will comprise 50% of the total score. Your votes via our website and at the show site will comprise the other half of the total score. Judging will be based loosely on the ABNA standard with emphasis on Type and Working Abilities. Bring on all your super cool looking, extremely Bad A** Bulldogs for a lot of fun! This class will be held immediately following conformation.

Directions:

From Illinois and downtown St. Louis: Highways 55, 70, 44 and 64/40 cross the Mississippi river together and then branch apart again. Please follow the signs to continue west on Interstate 44. (See below)

From Southeast Missouri: Travel north on highway 55 to Arnold, MO. Exit to the left on MO hwy 141. Continue north approx. 12 miles to Interstate 44. Turn left and continue west on Interstate 44. (See below)

From Southwest Missouri: Head straight east up Interstate 44. (See below)

From Kansas City: Travel east on Interstate 70 to the Interstate 64/40 exit. Continue east for 30 miles. Exit at Woods Mill – MO hwy 141 and go south for approx. 10 miles. Turn right and continue west on Interstate 44. (See below)

To Purina Farms: Exit Interstate 44 at Gray Summit. Go north on MO hwy 100 for 2 blocks. Turn left on County Road MM and proceed one mile to Purina Farms (entrance is on the left).

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