FOUNDED INITIALLY TO BRING TOGETHER LOCAL "BEAGLERS" AND PROMOTE THE SPORT OF "BEAGLING," THE EASTERN CONNECTICUT BEAGLE CLUB (ECBC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1959 BY LOCAL BEAGLE ENTHUSIASTS FROM THE TRI-STATE AREA OF CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, AND MASSACHUSETTS.
IN 1961, THE ECBC JOINED THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB (AKC) AND IN 1973 HOSTED ITS FIRST AKC LICENSED BRACE TRIAL. THE ECBC CONTINUED HOSTING ANNUAL BRACE TRIALS AND IN 1996 HOSTED THE 25TH ANNUAL PURINA BEAGLE AWARD TRIAL. DURING THE LATE 1990'S "BEAGLING" SAW RISE TO SMALL PACK OPTION (SPO) FIELD TRIALS AND THE DECLINE OF BRACE TRIALS. IN 2002 THE ECBC BEGAN HOSTING BOTH TRIAL FORMATS ANNUALLY, HOWEVER IN 2006 THE ECBC HOSTED ITS FINAL BRACE FIELD TRIAL.
THE ECBC ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND HUNTING BEAGLE ASSOCIATION (NEHBA) DERBY AND ALL AGE TRIAL.
TODAY, THE ECBC HOSTS TWO OF THE LARGEST ANNUAL SPO FIELD TRIALS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA, BOTH OF WHICH GROW LARGER AND LARGER EACH YEAR.
| PRESIDENT | DON ELKINS |
| VICE PRESIDENT | DAVE KRAHN |
| SECRETARY | JACK ELKINS |
| TREASURER | GEORGE PEARCE |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | GEORGE PEARCE (08') |
| DAVE BOURQUE (08') | |
| JOE FARKAS (08') | |
| DAVE KRAHN (08') | |
| GEORGE MAERKLE (08') | |
| PAUL MALLET (09') | |
| WALT SALO (09') | |
| LEON BLANCHET (09') | |
| DON ELKINS II (09') |
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