The Bracco Italiano Club of America's 2025 National Specialty will be held in Lincoln, Nebraska. The tentative schedule is as follows with more information to come,

Thursday, May 15, 2025

6:30 PM: Annual in-person meeting of BICA, held in the meeting room of the
Best Western Value Motel, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Friday, May 16, 2025
(All events will take place at the Sandhills Global Event Center, Lincoln, Nebraska)

8:00 AM: Judges’ Education - Judges Ed Committee- Nebraska Room.

8:00 AM: Sweepstakes, Gundog Sweepstakes, Veterans Sweepstakes-Judge: Bryan Martin
 
9:30 AM: National Specialty - Claudio de Giuliani (pending AKC Foreign Approval)

11:30 AM: Lunch on your own. Food will be available on-site, with seating in the Nebraska Room.
 
12:30 PM: Parent Club Specialty - Judge: Camille McArdle

3:30 PM: Presentation on the Standard of the Bracco Italiano by Claudio de Giuliani. This will cover the SABI breed standard, which aligns with the AKC standard without exceptions.
 
4:30 PM: Eric Salas Workshop - For more information visit www.k9-world.com 
or Eric Salas Facebook page

6:00 PM: Open Bar

6:30 PM: Special Attraction Conformation Dinner Event - Judge: Ger Philpott (Ireland). This event will be judged in European exposition format. Dinner seating will be at ringside tables. Immediately following the judging there will be a Judges’ panel discussion of the breed with all 4 judges.

Additional Information:

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• A dedicated, enclosed area for the Bracco Italiano will be set up next to the Nebraska Room. Dinner will be served buffet-style in the Nebraska Room and can be brought to ringside tables. The ring will be located just outside the Nebraska Room, along with the reserved area for our dogs. Exercise/relief areas with doggy bags will be available just outside. Dogs are NOT allowed in the Nebraska room due to Nebraska State food and drink regulations.

 

• DO’S AND DONT’S ROUND TABLE: Camille McArdle, a well-respected AKC conformation judge, will present a seminar at the 2025 BICA National Specialty Event, scheduled for May 16-18, 2025, in Lincoln, NE. Known for being informative, useful, occasionally humorous, and always kind, this seminar is highly anticipated. The exact time will be announced as soon as it is available.​

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• The Specialty Committee is excited to announce the special rosettes that will be awarded in addition to the regular rosettes and ribbons. The additional rosettes were handmade in Italy, with the Best of Breed (BOB) and Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) rosettes measuring approximately 20 inches in diameter. The rosettes for Select, Award of Merit, Winners, and other categories are around 15 inches in diameter.The artwork that inspired these rosettes will be available at a live auction on Saturday, May 18, 2025.​