Belgian Bearded d'Anvers Club Of America

Started with a written standard of the breed and the following varieties:  D'Anvers were first recognized under the name of Antwerp Belgians by the APA in 1949 in Black, Blue, Buff, Cuckoo, Mille Fleur, Mottled, Porcelain, Quail and White.  Self Blues were recognized by the APA later in 1981.  In addition to these, the ABA also recognizes Black Breasted Red, Blue Quail, Buff Columbian, Columbian and Splash. 

From establishing the breed to the club: The name Antwerp Belgian came from the original German and English standards that were used as a reference to construct the ABA and APA standards for the breed.  The National Antwerp Belgian Society was organized and established on Sept. 1, 1961 in Durham, NC.  Later, in 1965 the word "National" was dropped from our name and "of America" was used instead.  Around 1970 other name changes followed for both the breed and the Society. The word "Society" was replaced by "Club" and the word "Antwerp" was dropped and replaced with "Belgian Bearded d'Anver", the latter name being one that harkens back to the province of Anvers in Belgium that claims the origin of the breed.  The newly named Belgian Bearded d'Anver Club of America had enough members at that time to establish 15 districts, each charged with the task of recording the show activity and placings from members across the United States.   Our club still has these same districts and several loyal members within them.