About the BCOV

The Beagle Club of Victoria (Inc) was established in 1964 and is affiliated with Dogs Victoria (DV), formerly The Victorian Canine Association.

The Club today is run within the guidelines of a formal Constitution and holds quarterly General Meetings (February, May, August, & November).  Please see the meetings section for further details.

Office bearers are elected at the Annual General Meeting in July to manage the day to day affairs of the Club. 

Conformation shows

The Club conducts one Championship Show each year. Entry in the Championship Show is available to all persons, Club members or otherwise, who meet the necessary requirement of being a DV (VCA) member and have dogs and bitches who are listed on the full register.

Walks and (scent) hunts

The walks and Hunts are available for all members of the BCOV and are held at varying locations throughout Victoria at intervals throughout the year. More details of the walks and hunts can be found in the Club newsletter – Paw Prints.

Litter information

As a service to both its members and to the public in general, the Club maintains details of members who are registered breeders, who have puppies and older dogs for sale. A breeder must be a member of the Club for over 6 months before they can sell a litter of puppies through the Club. If you are looking for a beagle puppy check out “acquiring a beagle” for some very good information. We also have a Puppies for Sale page, where details of litters that are currently for sale are displayed.

Advice about Beagles

If you have enquiries about the breed in general, such as is this the breed for you, what should you know about the breed before considering a puppy, behaviours etc, please contact out Puppy Enquiry Officer or reach out to one of the committee members.  Alternatively you might like to come to a dog show (see Dogs Victoria website for a calendar showing when and where dogs shows are being held) and meet some of the Beagle breeders.

Beagle Club newsletter

Club members receive the Club newsletters, Paw Prints, either by email for a full-colour version, or by ordinary mail as a black and white printed copy. It should be sent out at the change of seasons, however, this sometimes has to be adjusted slightly. The newsletter contains details of all Club business, as well as articles on our breed and canine affairs in general, of interest to Beagle owners. It also contains show results, special wins (from any form of competition), births, deaths, and any articles members would like to have included. The magazine also provides for general advertising by members as well as yearly advertising for breeders, stud dogs and litters and provides an excellent medium for reaching the majority of concerned Beagle owners of Victoria.

Meetings

Beagle Club of Victoria (BCV) meetings are held as required and are called by our club president.  Dates will be listed in the Paw Prints newsletter and via our Facebook page, including the date of our Annual General Meeting (AGM) which is held in July every calendar year. 

Whilst most club meetings will be limited to committee members only, paid up members are welcome to join our general meetings, including our AGM.  All financial members will receive an email invite with the Zoom link and password prior to the relevant meeting or they are welcome to attend on site meetings in person.

New ideas and suggestions are always welcome.