Did you know each member of the NABSSAR is a vital part of the NABSSAR? As you go about your everyday business, you may not think about your membership. You may think all you need to do is pay yearly dues and register lambs as they are born on your farm. However, membership in the NABSSAR is more than dues and fees — it is about establishing and maintaining guidelines for our breed of sheep. In order to preserve the BABYDOLL Southdown, breeders need to network and discuss presenting situations.

The NABSSAR is a non-profit organization. Plain and simple, this means your money goes directly to the Association you are part of. We do contract the National Sheep Registry (NSR) to hold our database on a computerized system. This allows a safe, secure place to keep breeding records stored as well as provide our members with the best service since NSR has regular office hours. Our board positions are filled by volunteers available to help you with any questions. We really try to keep our costs down. Take a look at our fee schedule for the services we offer and the affordable prices.

The Board of Directors may be responsible for organizing and maintaining various aspects of the Association, but member involvement is very important. You may be wondering how you can get involved. There are a number of ways to get involved in the NABSSAR. Here are a few examples: check out the website, then e-mail or call the website coordinator with suggestions or comments; submit an article, story, or ask to be a featured farm in our newsletter, The Paddock; call or e-mail a member of the Board with questions, comments, or concerns; run for a Board position during an election year and vote for your preferred candidates, as well as participate in discussions on our private member's only facebook group.

Remember: the NABSSAR is YOUR registry. Make it happen! Our Babydoll sheep are counting on us!

We Have a Health Support Committee

Created in 2021, the Health Support Committee provides information to our members on our website and in our quarterly newsletter, The Paddock, about sheep diseases. A percentage reimbursement program is also available to members for specific health testing they do on their Babydolls. See the HSC pages for more information.


Click on the image for a link to a PDF of this booklet.

We Advertise in Magazines

We advertise for our members! The NABSSAR website is listed in ads, and potential buyers can contact and purchase sheep or fiber from members located near them just by looking up the website and finding them on the Membership List.





Membership in the Association Listed on Our Website

With a paid membership, your name and contact information will be listed on our membership website page along with a link to your e-mail address for FREE. Should you like to add a link to your website to sell your NABSSAR registered sheep or sheep related products, no problem, we will maintain a link for you for just $10 a year, or $150.00 for a lifetime, as an optional service.

Members Receive THE PADDOCK, a FREE Newsletter Produced by the NABSSAR

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The Paddock, our newsletter, is e-mailed in PDF format free to all paid memberships. We keep the NABSSAR's expenses down by e-mailing the newsletter to your on file e-mail account four times per year. Our newsletter is how we keep our members informed of what is happening in the association and registry.

The Paddock provides a means for breeders and newcomers alike to exchange information, ideas, and experiences. Many of our members like The Paddock so much they print them for future reference as they have tips and articles related to raising BABYDOLL sheep. Member participation is welcome. Members submissions of any articles, announcements, or information about upcoming shows or results of shows attended by our members can be submitted to the editor.

CLICK HERE to inquire about back issues of The Paddock. Be sure to put PADDOCK in the subject line. Be sure to include your name and your membership number. Back issues are only available to members whose current year's membership dues paid.
FREE for members: Five Generation Pedigree and Colors Listed on Registration Papers


When a member registers their sheep, the Certificates of Registry (CoR) come standard with more information other registries may charge for. The NABSSAR standard registration has up to 5 generations of pedigree information listed, the color of a sheep, whether it is a single, twin, or triplet, and the genotype (if known). As a buyer, seller, or someone interested in breeder lineage or parentage color, our papers allow for farms to promote and sell their stock as well as buyers to study pedigrees at a glance.

Member's Only Access to our Online Pedigree Database (OPD) including a CoI Calculator

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Use the OPD to look up sheep registered with us. A handy coefficient of inbreeding calculator is also available.

Fully Online Forms
Click on the links to be redirected to the form at our fully online process. Or click on the image, or the QR code to access our mobile app and have all the links in one spot!
Please note: Original CoRs must still be snail mailed to the registrar's office, in Kansas, for any sheep transfers or ear tag updates.
Membership form

Sheep Registration and Photo Upload form

Sheep Transfer and Photo Upload form

Ear Tag Update Request and Photo Upload form

Duplicate Certificate Request form


$1000.00 Youth Scholarship Available to our Junior Members

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Applications are due by June 1st, the recipient will be announced by August 1st.

Showing sheep information and we sponsor several shows

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Check out our page on Fairs, Festivals, & Shows.


Informative Pamphlet for Our Members to Print

The NABSSAR Tri-fold Pamphlet

This tri-fold is available to print from this website. Tri-folds can be used for a number of things. They are a wonderful addition to your lamb packet you give to new owners. They also are nice to print and take to events and expos to lay out for people to pick up who want to know more about the NABSSAR and the BABYDOLL Southdown Sheep!

Click Here to print the TRI-FOLD

Annual Members' Photo Contest

Calendar Photo Contest - Open to all Current Members Year Round!

Have you seen and enjoyed our yearly NABSSAR calendars? Would you like to see your sheep pictured in the next calendar? If you are a NABSSAR member it is easy to do! All pictures seen in our calendars are sheep belonging to the NABSSAR members. We collect pictures throughout the year and in October they are pooled together and voted on to appear in the next year's calendar. Any member can enter their photos.


Just follow the rules below.

  1. You must be an active (paid for the current year) NABSSAR member.
  2. Set your camera at the highest quality setting. Photos must be largest size possible and clear. We cannot accept small-sized photos because when they are enlarged to fit the calendar page, they get blurry and are unusable. Cellular phone photos may not acceptable depending upon the quality of photos your camera takes.
  3. Send the original & DO NOT crop your photo. If any touch up or cropping needs to be done to the photo, we will do it so the photo correctly fits on the calendar page. Photos should be landscape orientation NOT portrait orientation.
  4. Make sure your photos are calendar quality. Make sure the entire sheep is in the photo unless you are taking just a head shot, which is acceptable. Check your surroundings when taking photos. Make sure there aren't distracting things in your photo like a water hose on the ground, paper lying around, etc. Try to have an interesting background, but not a distracting background taking away from the sheep being the main focus.
  5. Photos need to contain BABYDOLL sheep, no people please. Other animals within the photo are acceptable.
  6. Did you take the photo? Photos with other's copyrights or info on them cannot be used.

Photos coordinating with the seasons of the year are desired.

You may send photos via e-mail: Calendar Coordinator
OR snail mail:

NABSSAR Calendar Coordinator
c/o Michelle Schubert
760 Hillcrest Ave
Frankfort, KY 40379-2072

Snail mailed photos will not be returned unless you supply a self-addressed, stamped envelope and request to have the photos returned.

All photos become property of the NABSSAR. With submitting your photos, you are allowing the NABSSAR to use the photos in the calendar, on the website, in The Paddock and any other NABSSAR publications or promotions to include outside sources.

Visit the NABSSAR STORE to order your 2026 Calendar and see our other items for sale.

Our Logos for Our Members to Use

Membership Logos

All members can display the NABSSAR logos on their websites and link back to this website to promote the BABYDOLL Southdown breed and your Association and Registry. Logos posted below are for membership use on personal websites. Click on the thumbnails for full size logos and then you can 'right click' and 'save as' and file them on your computer for future use.
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Member Logo

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We are on Social Media

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Bill of Sale/Trade Form for Our Members to Use

Bill of Sale/Trade Form


Feel free to use the Bill of Sale/Trade form if you haven't made one of your own. This form, or one similar, is for the seller to give to the buyer so he/she has "proof" they purchased the animal you sold them. This is especially important if the seller does not have the Certificate of Registry (CoR) in hand to provide to the buyer. If one chooses to use this form, be sure and have both the seller and the buyers sign it. Note: The seller should also sign each line in the section listing the livestock sold IF the animal was sold as registered and transferable as opposed to without a CoR.
Bill of Sale/Trade Word Document

Form in Word Document - click on link, download, save to your computer to use
Form in Adobe Fillable PDF - click on link, download, save to your computer to fill out

Updated as of 04/2025