The Registry for Horned Dorsets, Polled Dorsets, and Dorset Advantage
2026
January
1 – DEADLINE for Advertising & Information for 2025 Winter issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact CDC Office (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com or Katherine Kuykendall (336) 302-6162 or katherinekuykendall@gmail.com.
1 – DEADLINE for notification to CDC Director Nominating Committee Chairmans for the Great Plains and Western Region Director Elections.
Contact the CDC office at (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com
March
21-22– Ohio Dorset Show & Sale featuring the 2025 National Polled & Horned Dorset Breeding Sheep Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH.
Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net
21– 2025 Annual CDC Membership Meeting & Hall of Fame Induction following the National Sale Show, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH.
Contact the CDC Office at (309) 209-0326
April
15 – DEADLINE for Advertising & Information for the 2025 Spring/Summer issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact the CDC office (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com or Katherine Kuykendall (336) 302-6162 or katherinekuykendall@gmail.com.
May
1 – DEADLINE for 2025 Yearling Ewe & Bred & Owned Futurity nominations. Forms and fees can be mailed to: CDC, PO Box 186, Good Hope, IL 61438
8-10 – Ohio Showcase Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net
June
9-14 – Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO featuring the 2025 National Wether Sire & Dam and Dorset Advantage Sales. Contact: Heartland Group: www.midwestsale.com
15 – DEADLINE for Polled, Horned and Dorset Advantage Ewe Lamb Futurity Nominations. Forms & fees should be mailed to: CDC, PO Box 186, Good Hope, IL 61438
July
3-6 – All-American Junior Show, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL. Contact Deb Hopkins (401) 829-1360 or allamericanjuniorshow@gmail.com. Website: www.allamericanjuniorshow.com
11-27 – California State Fair, California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA. Website: www.calexpostatefair.com. Sheep will be shown on the following dates: Junior – July 10 13 and Open – July 24-27. Classes are available for Horned, Polled and Dorset Advantage. Junior classes are all shown as Slick Shorn.
September
1 – DEADLINE for Tracy Repasky Memorial Scholarship Applications. Applications must be postmarked by this date to be considered for the 2025 Scholarships. Form and requirements are posted on the CDC website at: www.continentaldorsetclub.com/juniors/juniors-association.
1 – DEADLINE for Advertising & Information for the 2025 Fall issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact the CDC office (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com or Katherine Kuykendall (336) 302-6162 or katherinekuykendall@gmail.com.
October
15 – NAILE Open Show matching fees of $15 per individual entry are due to the CDC Office. Fees shall be paid before sheep are shown.
November
5 – NAILE Open Show matching fees must be paid to the office.
6-20 – North American International Livestock Exposition, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY. Website: www.livestockexpo.org.
15 –DEADLINE for 2026 Futurity Points to be received in the CDC Office. Forms can be emailed to continentaldorset@gmail.com or mailed to PO Box 186, Good Hope, IL 61438.
13 – NAILE – NAILE Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Entry info and live streaming at www.livestockexpo.org
- 8:00 a.m. – Market Lamb Showmanship (follows Commercial Ewe Show) – South Wing C
- 8:00 a.m. – Junior Breeding Sheep Showmanship (*pre-entry REQUIRED*) South Wing A.
- 3:00 p.m. – Lead line Classes – South Wing A\
14 – NAILE – NAILE Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Entry info and live streaming at www.livestockexpo.org
- 8:00 a.m. – Junior Market Wether Show – Purebreds – South Wing C
- 8:00 a.m. – National Junior Polled Dorset, Horned Dorset & Dorset Advantage Breeding Sheep Show – Ring A – South Wing A
14 – 7:00 p.m. National Junior Dorset Association Annual Meeting and Pizza Party. Room C 105 South Wing, NAILE Show Complex, Louisville, KY.
18 – 128th Anniversary National Polled Dorset Open Show and National Horned Dorset Open Show. NAILE Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Entry info and live show streaming at www.livestockexpo.org.
December
December Date TBD – CDC Zoom Board Meeting.
1 – DEADLINE for 2026 Dorset Ewe Grant Applications. Applications must be received in the office by this date to be considered for a 2026 Ewe Grant in the amount of $500. Form and requirements are posted on the CDC website at: www.continentaldorsetclub.com/juniors/juniors-association.
1 – DEADLINE for notification of interest in running for the CDC Board of Directors in either the New England or Great Lakes Region to a CDC Nominating Committee member. Contact the CDC office at (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com for more information.
1 –DEADLINE for Dorset Ewes for Youth Grant applications. Form can be found at www.continentaldorsetclub.com/juniors/juniors-association/. Mail to the CDC Office at P.O. Box 186, Good Hope, IL 61438 or email continentaldorset@gmail.com
2027
January
1 – DEADLINE for Advertising & Information for 2027 Winter issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact CDC Office (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com or Katherine Kuykendall (336) 302-6162 or katherinekuykendall@gmail.com.
March
18 – CDC Annual Board of Directors Meeting, 6:00 pm location to be determined.
19-20 – Ohio Dorset Show & Sale featuring the 2027 National Polled & Horned Dorset Breeding Sheep Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net
20 –2027 Annual CDC Membership Meeting & Hall of Fame Induction following the National Sale Show, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact the CDC Office at (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com
May
6 – 8 – Ohio Showcase Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net
June
Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO featuring the 2027 National Wether Sire & Dam and Dorset Advantage Sales. Contact: Willoughby Sales www.wlivestock.com