Obedience Views. March President s Report. Kathy

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1 Obedience Views March 2019 Clubhouse & Outdoor Training 4375 N. Humboldt Avenue Milwaukee, WI Indoor Training 333 N. 25th Street Milwaukee, WI Mailing Address P.O. Box 763 Milwaukee, WI Phone Website Address Webmaster Jody Lokken Newsletter Editor Ellen Mack Officers President Kathy Gibowski Vice-President Mari Pavleje Secretary Chris Niver Treasurer Kathleen McNerney Board of Directors Kris DeFelice - Term Ends 21 Linda Roman - Term Ends 21 Daryl Ann Stuppan - Term Ends 20 Martha Ryan -Term Ends 20 Tracy McCarty -Term Ends 19 Nancy Eastman -Term Ends- 19 President s Report MDTC Election time is upon us! The (4) Officer Positions up for elections are: President, Vice-president, Secretary and Treasurer, these are 1 year positions. The Board member positions are a three-year term and we have (2) openings. If you are interested in running for any of these positions we will be taking nominations off the floor at the April 24th General Membership meeting. The official election will be held on May 29th at the General Membership meeting, so please plan on attending the meeting. The Milwaukee Sports Show was held on March 6th through 10th at the WI State Fair Expo building. Thank you to Mari Pavleje for running the booth and demo s during the day/weekend and Daryl Stuppan for running the booth and demo s at night/weekend. Thank you to all who volunteered their time to help with setup, and teardowns. A special Thank You goes out to Rick Sasek, our announcer at the shows, and to our performance teams. The shows are always a huge success!! There will be some upcoming Demo s and exhibitions in the next couple of months. If you are available to come and show off your skills with your dog, please consider signing up for a few of them. The sign-up sheets and information about each upcoming event are listed on the clipboards hanging at the Indoor Clubhouse. Fun Match on Saturday, April 6th at 8:00am at the Indoor Building. Handlers/Dogs wanting to play can still sign up the day of the event. Fun and challenging novice and advance courses will be setup, along with a delicious potluck lunch. Come enjoy this fun day at the club!! The MDTC AKC Obedience show will be held June 8th 9th at the Western Waukesha County Dog Training Club in Ixonia. Come support our Obedience trial, there is plenty of room for helpers throughout the weekend. We will have a raffle and good food. Please contact Daryl Stuppan or Ellen Mack if you are available to help that weekend. As of March 28th, The Milwaukee Dog Training club paid off our portion of the mortgage to Sue Steinbach. We will have a celebration cake on April 24th at the General Membership meeting!! Happy Easter! Kathy

2 Instructor Staff Director of Training Kim Rinzel Obedience Assistant Directors of Training Mari Pavleje Basic Instructors Mari Pavleje Kathy Gibowski Mark Anderson Beginner Instructors Rick Siefert Sue Bronson Claire Reihl Mark Anderson Beginning Novice Instructors Chuck Janusz Tim Carter Advanced Novice Instructors Laura Sadler Fred Kauer Open Instructors Kathleen McNerney Willie Mabone Utility Instructor Fred Kauer Assistant Director of & Basic-Foundation Instructor Tracy McCarty Instructors Kira Haslam Tracy McCarty Martha Ryan Jennifer Smith Daryl Ann Stuppan Nancy Wandersee Dawn Butler Kristina Stuppan Assistant Director of Dawn Butler Instructors Kathy Gibowski Jammie Schrab Instructors Deb Jumes JoAnne McMillian Jean Rutter-Smith Dale Eastman Tracking Dorothy Schmidt Assistant Instructors Ellen Mack Lynn Crowell Scent Hurdles BJ Parrott MDTC CLUB ELECTION TIME It's MDTC Election time again! The Officer Positions (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer) are one year positions and are up for election every year. The Board Member positions are three year positions. If you are interested in running for any of these positions, MDTC will be taking nominations off the floor at the April meeting (4/24). The nominated person must be there to accept the nomination, or send a written note stating the s/he accepts the nomination. To be nominated, the person must belong to MDTC for a minimum of 1 year (as of term start date 7/19), and must be up-to-date on club dues. The election will be held at the General meeting on May 29th. At this time, all candidates for office will have a few minutes to state why they are interested in running for the position, and why they should be elected. SOCIAL SUNDAY One Sunday a month, the club sponsors Social Sunday.. Nancy and Peggy provide snacks for you to enjoy before and/ or after your class while you mingle with other club members. Plan a little extra time in your morning to let you and your dog enjoy some tasty treats and the company of other dogs/dog people! Next Social Sundays Sunday, April 14th Sunday, May 12th The following people have had their membership expire. We thank them for training with us. Nina Bartoshievch, Sara Bayer, Roberto Borges, Cassi Crall, Caitlyn Durbin, Diane Frump, Nicole Frump, Heidi Hunt, Jen Morton, Margie Mullett, Daniel Peterson,Tanya Roeglin, Emily Sengstock, Meredith Wolfe, Sally Warpinski

3 Spring is right around the corner Get ready! DOT REPORT The outdoor training season is almost here! We made it through another winter. Beginning Sunday April 28, 2019, all classes will meet at the outdoor training field. All Classes will meet on Sundays at 9:00am and on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. The wind in your hair, the smell of new grass, the dogs feeling squirrely So many things to look forward to! We will start running the monthly Heel-Down competitions again as soon as the weather is favorable and the whole membership is training at the same location, at the same time. For those handlers unfamiliar with this event, it is an informal competition within the Club to demonstrate your dog s obedience skills. This event happens roughly monthly, culminating in a competition among all of the monthly winners to find the annual winner. It is a fun chance to show off! Start working on your heeling skills so that you are ready to hit the ground running when we start up again! April showers bring May flowers and the start of mosquito season! Make sure your pet is on heartworm preventive medication, as well as a flea and tick control program. Ask your vet to recommend a plan designed specifically for your pet. One last important thing Please remember when you are training (either indoors or outdoors) your first priority is your dog. A cell phone is not a training tool and should not be used while in class. If you receive a call during class, simply step out of class to take the call. Leaving your dog unsupervised while chatting on the phone is unsafe. Thanks for keeping you, your dog and others safe while training. Have a great start to spring training! Kim Rinzel FUNDRAISER ANNOUNCEMENT Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let everyone know that the club will be having a fundraiser in April using Racine Kringle as the vendor. The products we will be offering will be Racine Kringle (all varieties) of course, as well as Palermo Pizza, Garlic Bread, Usinger Sausage and Cheese Spread. The proceeds from our sales will be used to offset costs of repairing and/or replacing some of the equipment we club members use at each training class. Some of the equipment includes; the plastic ring gates (all of us use them and they are getting old & need some TLC), agility tunnels we have a large agility program and the tunnels are used a lot and adding new ring gates - just to name a few. (If anyone has other ideas let us know we ll add to the list). JoAnne McMillian and I are excited to Co-Chair this fundraiser, we saw a need and jumped in. Our other fund raisers target adding to our New Building fund and we wanted a way to update/upgrade equipment without taking from that goal. We will be making announcements at the classes and as soon as we have the sell packets from Racine Kringle we will make them available (can t hurt to add a few days to the sale time). More to follow!!!! Dale & JoAnne

4 MILWAUKEE DOG CLUB General Membership Meeting Wednesday, March 27, 2019 The meeting was called to order at 8:11 PM by President Kathy Gibowski. SECRETARY S REPORT: No corrections to the February Meeting Minutes. Announcement for a fun match at the Kennel Club of Fort Atkinson posted in both buildings. PRESIDENT S REPORT: Thanks to the volunteers who worked at the Sports Show, it was nice to see some of our newer members there. TREASURER S REPORT: Income $5,475.00; Expenses $5,458.23; Overage $16.77; Balance Sheet: Petty $50; Reserve $200; Checking $39,247.09; Savings $26,731.38; 13 Mo. CD 10 1 $10,746.71; 13 Mo. CD 44 1 $5,431.22; Transamerica Fund $58,658.10; Fidelity Fund $70,591.11; Total: $211, COMMITTEES DIRECTOR OF : Kim Rinzel reports that outdoor training is coming up at the end of April and an Achievement Trial is being planned. Finally, please don t use your phone while training. If you must use your phone please remove yourself from class; it s important that you are focused on your dog while in class. AGILITY: On April 6 there will be a fun match, deadline for entry is this Saturday. FLYBALL: Dawn Butler reports that our teams took first place both days at a tournament in Chattanooga, TN. There will be a tournament in New Berlin this weekend. Kathy reports that the old boxes have been sold for $700. AKC: Daryl Stuppan reports that the premiums are printed and available. They are also available online at Milwaukeedog.com and the AKC website. Also, we are accepting donations for the raffle. MEMBERSHIP AND SALES: Dale Eastman reports that the new class is full. BUILDING & GROUNDS: Evan Emmons reports that Claude Spotz has made new boards for the outdoor jumps. She says that we need to address the tree some time soon. Kathy asks members to please clean up after your dog if it makes a mess in one of the crates. Some of the crates are owned by individual members and it s unpleasant to find your crate is soiled when you want to use it. SOCIAL: Pastries GOOD AND WELFARE: A condolence card was sent to Nancy Wandersee who lost her dog Boots. A get well card was sent to Mike Brauch who s dog Clyde had surgery. EXHIBITIONS: Mari Pavleje reports that last Wednesday there was an exhibition at the Clubhouse- Northshore / Congregation Shalom and we were paid $50. We are waiting for confirmation on one exhibition and the State Fair is confirmed for August 9, FUNDRAISING: Mari reports Miller Park fundraising starts tomorrow with opening day. We have four other dates in March and April including the Billy Joel concert. Daryl reminds everyone there is a sign painting fundraiser April 14 from 2-4 PM at the indoor facility. Paint your own decorative sign with an inspiring message. Dale reports there will be a new fundraiser in April. Kringle, frozen pizza, garlic bread, Usinger s sausage and cheese. Delivery is expected around May 18. NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Martha Ryan reports the Nominating Committee nominates Kris DeFelice for Treasurer, Joanne McMillan for Secretary, Tracy McCarty for Director and Nancy Eastman for Director. The committee was unable to find a candidate for President. Should Kris DeFelice become Treasurer there would need to be another candidate to replace her as Director. Nominations from the floor will take place at the April

5 General Membership Meeting continued. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Daryl reports there are a few leads on properties and she is working with our realtor. One property stood out but it is currently out of our price range. NEW BUSINESS: Kathy reports that the mortgage on our indoor facility has been paid off. (Applause) Willy Mabone says that after class he was unable to lock the new boards into the jumps because the metal bars and locks were missing. It s agreed that the metal bars should be located and perhaps new locks provided. A new member s husband works for Master lock and may be able to help select an appropriate lock for outdoor use. She will talk to the Buildings and Grounds committee. SHOW WINS: Motion to adjourn by Mari, seconded by Laura Staler. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM Respectfully submitted, Chris Niver, Secretary Thank you to everyone who participated in any way to make our time at the 2019 Sports Show.a success! From set-up to the shows to take-down, your help was necessary and appreciated. Special thanks to Rick Sasek who did an excellent job as emcee again, moving things along from obedience to agility to flyball and, finally, to Bravo's Go Dog Go demonstration. The crowd always loves the agility portion of the show because of the skills of all of the dogs and, I think, because the agility portion of the show because of the skills of all of the dogs and, I think, because we always have a lot of different breeds participating. The flyball demo was greeted with a lot of "oohs again this year, especially when the dogs were passing each other. Thanks to everyone in the booth encouraging people to enter the drawing for the free membership, We had 145 entries this year. We hope the winner will be joining us soon! Again, thanks everybody! MILWAUKEE DOG CLUB General Membership Meeting Wednesday, March 27, 2019 (Continued) Thanks for Another Successful Sports Show Mari Pavleje

6 AGILITY FUN MATCH Reminder that on Saturday April 6th, MDTC will Spring into an Fun Match at the Indoor club location.. This is a very fun, casual club event. Even if you are not in agility, we'd love you to come and visit. The day includes lunch (please bring a small dish to pass) and a raffle. MDTC Sign Painting Fundraiser MDTC Indoor Club Sunday, April 14 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Everyone, including non-club members, is welcome. The project features 4 x 16 wooden plaques with animal saying and other sayings that you paint yourself. Step 1 - Pick your saying out of hundreds of choices Step 2 - Paint your board the color you want Step 3 - Place the stencil of your saying over your board Step 4 - Paint your letters, using the open stencil area Step 5 - Take your stencil off, and you have a beautiful sign that you made yourself! Cost: $25.00 per sign - $10.00 of which goes to MDTC as a fundraiser. Please sign up at the Indoor Club with the number of people coming! Bring a snack, dessert, or salad, to share. These would make great presents! Mom s Day, Dad s Day, Easter Baskets... Exhibition at Congregation Shalom Our first demonstration of 2019 was on March 20th at Congregation Shalom in Fox Point for The Clubhouse program for older adults. We had a nice sized crowd of dog lovers who were very appreciative of our visit and asked a lot of questions We even received a $50 donation for our efforts. Thanks to Rich Harwell and Rocket, Theresa Harwell and Sky, Anita Liebl and Thor, Charlie and Ginny Mundt and Wally for participating. If you're available during the day and would like to join me and these folks for daytime demos, please let me know. Mari Pavleje Exhibition Coordinator

7 ATTENTION MEMBERS! We know life can get busy and mail can get misplaced. Beginning this month, we will try to add to each newsletter the memberships that will be expiring in the next couple months. Included in this month s newsletter are listings of memberships that have expiration dates between Feb 1 and March 31st. Please review these lists and if you intend to continue your membership let your membership team know Tori & I are at the club for either membership or training Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday so we should be able to connect with most of you or mail in your renewal to the PO box and Chris will let us know the payment has been received. If you feel your name is on the list in error, let us know & we will work to fix it. Also, please let us know if you move or change phone numbers or addresses so we can update the database. Thanks, Dale The following people have had their membership expire in February If you wish to continue training see Dale or Tori at the membership desk. Paula Ambos, Jo Ann Bishop, Anne Buschhaus, Patrick Carroll, Nick Hoeft, Carole Knoblich, Paul Peck, Loren Rendiro, Lisa Rios, Michael Schmidt, Sylvia Summers Sgroi, Jerry Tindall The following people have had their membership expire in March If you wish to continue training see Dale or Tori at the membership desk. Molly Carlos, Ron Curtis, Valley Elliehausen, Wendy Fall, Mary Garniss, Amanda Henderson, Krista Lamb, Megan Magurany, Lauren Mandujano, Danny Ours, David Ours IN MEMORIUM Nancy Wandersee and Boots Bootstrap Bill Born Oct 25th, Came into our lives June 11, 2007 Crossed the Rainbow Bridge back to Big Dog March 3, 2019 We got many agility and lure coursing titles together, including his latest one in Dec of I will miss his woo-woo's and jumping over the table like it was the broad jump. Boots, you taught me so much and brought so much joy to our lives. Be well now and join Nick and all your friends running and playing on the other side of the bridge with Big Dog. And please come with Nick to harass Pride and I frequently. Miss you already! Nancy Ellen Mack and Dashiell Hammett- Dash Born July 4th Came into our lives January 2004 Passed on March 2019 Dash the Jack Russell terrier and I began our journey at Milwaukee Dog Training in Dash learned agility, flyball, obedience and l learned all about the club! 14 years and 3 dogs later I am still involved. Dash loved life and loved being a typical terrier. As Dashiell Hammett the author would say I deserve all the love you can spare me. Ellen Mack and Cole Porter Miniature Poodle Born?. Came into our lives January Passed on November 2018 Porter picked up on his obedience training at Milwaukee Dog where Dash the terrier left off! The little one eyed poodle earned his CD in obedience and braved countless Christmas parades always with a happy prance and willing heart. His favorite sport however was sitting on a warm lap!

8 Billy Joel concert April 26th BREWER GAME FUNDRAISING Saturday April 6th 3:05pm Chicago Cubs Wednesday April 17th 12:40pm St Louis Cardinals Tuesday May 7th 6:40pm Washington Nationals Wednesday May 22nd 12:10pm Cincinnati Reds Tuesday June 4th 6:40pm Miami Marlins Friday June 21st 7:10pm Cincinnati Reds Saturday June 29th TBD Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday July 16th 7:10pm Atlanta Braves Friday July 26th 7:10pm Chicago Cubs Tuesday Aug 13th 7:10pm Minnesota Twins Tuesday Aug 27th 6:40pm St Louis Cardinals Saturday Sept 7th 6:10pm Chicago Cubs Friday Sept 21st 7:10pm Pittsburgh Pirates HERDING INSTINCT EVENT June 15 and Genoa City, WI (south of Lake Geneva) Come to see if your dog has herding instinct! Open to all herding breeds and mixes of those breeds. A fun event for dogs who have never seen sheep before. For a premium list and entry form go to ShannonWolfeherding.com (Magic's Legacy) On the bottom of the Coming Events page, click on the HIT link or Dorothy Schmidt : dotjuschmidt@aol.com for more information. Thanks Dorothy SHOW WINS AND BRAGS Ellen Mack and Miniature Poodle MACH Eaglehill's Run Lola Run VCD2 UD BN GN GO RE MXS MJS MXF T2B2 CAA BCAT SWN SCE SIA SEA CGCA Lola - AKC Scentwork Saturday March 30, Entered Excellent class Interiors and Exteriors. Q d in both and earned Scentwork Interior Excellent title (SIE) and Scentwork Exterior title (SEE). Q d in Masters Containers and Advanced Buried.

9 AKC OBEDIENCE AND RALLY SPONSORSHIP 2019 On June 8t h and 9 th, Milwaukee Dog Training Club will hold its annual 2 day AKC Rally and Obedience Trial. Every year, the club awards ribbons and gifts to the winners of 1st thru 4th place, and ribbons to Qualifiers in all events. Despite efforts to keep costs reasonable, these awards are costly for the club. In the past, MDTC members have sponsored these ribbons and gifts and we are hoping that you will continue this tradition by making a cash donation. In return for your generosity, the club will continue rewarding participants for achievements in rally and obedience and your name will be listed in the MDTC Newsletter and the Show Catalog. You can donate as an individual or, in memoriam of a special animal, or even as a group (for example, Advanced members, members, Friday students, Novice Obedience students, etc). Any of these can be listed in the program. See below for different donation options. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Daryl Ann Stuppan will be stopping by training classes to answer questions. Please turn in your donation by May 19TH to be in the Show Catalog. Below is a donation form that can be put in the AKC Sponsor box at either club location or given directly to Daryl. You can also mail the form to Daryl Ann Stuppan at 8568 N. Stoneridge Ct., Brown Deer, WI Questions? Daryl at darylstuppan@aol.com or phone Please print neatly. (If writing a check, please make it out to MDTC.) Individual s Name: OR Group Name List the name of group members: In Memoriam (to remember a pet) (Please write neatly!) Phone: Please check the amount you are donating: $ is the amount I would like to donate to support MDTC s AKC Show. $ 5.00 will sponsor a Qualifying ribbon and Placement ribbon for one day $10.00 will sponsor a Qualifying ribbon, Placement ribbon and a gift for one day. $18.00 will sponsor a Qualifying ribbon, Placement ribbon and a gift for two days.

10 Obedience Indoor Training Schedule Wednesday Class Times April 3, 10, 17, * 6:30 PM Basic 7:30 PM Beginner & Open Wed 7:00 PM Outdoor * April 24 Thursday Class Times April 4, 11, 18 6:30 PM Advanced Novice 7:30 PM Beginning Novice & Utility Wed 7:00 PM Outdoor * April 24 ******Attention all Classes: The last Wednesday of April, all training is at the Outdoor Club followed by the membership meeting. **No Classes: Apr 21st (Easter) Sunday Class Times April 7, 14, ** 8:30 AM Basic & Utility 9:30 AM Begin Novice & Adv. Novice 10:30 AM Beginner & Open THE ABOVE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NECESSARY Beginning Sunday April 28, 2019, all classes will meet at the outdoor training field. All Classes will meet on Sundays at 9:00am and on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. After the classes on Sundays, at 11:30 during indoor season, BJ hosts either Rally or Scent Hurdles. We welcome all levels of handler/dog partners; we ll teach you the basics and you ll learn from watching the experienced partners. Scent Hurdles is a relay sport where dogs race over a set of four hurdles to a short stand where dumbbells lay on a different numbered section. The dogs must sniff out and pick up the dumbbell with their handler s scent on it, then race back so the next dog can run. If your dog loves to run and bark, this is a great game to play together! Rally features a series of stations where an obedience skill is performed. Signs are posted at each station indicating the task to perform. The dog can be on or off leash and the handler is allowed to sign, clap, whistle and talk to their dogs thru the whole course. It s a great way to apply your obedience work in a different setting, for dog/handler partners at any level! The schedule alternates between the 2 sports and skips a week when the regularly scheduled Sunday classes are canceled (weather or sports show or competition weekends). Apr 7: Apr 14: Apr 21: Rally Scent Hurdles Easter (no classes)

11 April 2019 MDTC Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday pm 2. 8pm 2 Team Practice 6:30pm Beginner 8-9pm 3 INDOOR 6:30 Basic 7:30 Beginner & Open 4 INDOOR 6:30 Adv. Novice 7:30 Begin Novice & Utility 5 530pm- 630pm AG2 6:30-8pm 6 Fun Match Brewers 7 INDOOR 8:30-: Basic & Utility 9:30 Begin Nov. & Adv. Nov. 10:30: Begin & Open **Rally pm 2. 8pm 9 Team Practice 6:30pm Beginner 8-9pm 10 INDOOR 6:30 Basic 7:30 Beginner & Open 11 INDOOR 6:30 Adv. Novice 7:30 Begin Novice & Utility pm- 630pm AG2 6:30-8pm 13 1st class 8:00-9:15 2nd Class 9:15 10:15 Basic 10:15 Nov Class 11:30 12:30 Beg, Class 12:45 14 INDOOR 8:30-: Basic & Utility 9:30 Begin Nov. & Adv. Nov. 10:30: Begin & Open **Scent Hurdles Social Sunday pm 2. 8pm 16 Team Practice 6:30pm Beginner 8-9pm 17 INDOOR 6:30 Basic 7:30 Beginner & Open Brewers 18 INDOOR 6:30 Adv. Novice 7:30 Begin Novice & Utility pm- 630pm AG2 6:30-8pm 20 No Holiday Weekend 21 No Classes pm 2. 8pm 23 Team Practice 6:30pm Beginner 8-9pm 24 OUTDOOR 7PM Membership Meeting Nomination pm- 630pm AG2 6:30-8pm Billy Joel 27 8:00-9:15 2nd Class 9:15 10:15 Basic 10:15 Nov Class 11:30 12:30 Beg, Class 12:45 28 OUTDOOR All Classes 9am pm 2. 8pm 30 Team Practice 6:30pm Beginner 8-9pm

12 May 2019 MDTC Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5 OUTDOOR All Classes 9am 12 OUTDOOR All Classes 9am Social Sunday Mother s Day pm 2. 8pm 1. 7pm 2. 8pm 14 Team Practice 6:30pm Beginner 8-9pm Brewers Team Practice 6:30pm Beginner 8-9pm 1 OUTDOOR 8 15 ALL CLASSES 7PM OUTDOOR ALL CLASSES 7PM OUTDOOR ALL CLASSES 7PM pm-630pm AG2 6:30-8pm 530pm-630pm AG2 6:30-8pm 530pm-630pm AG2 6:30-8pm 4 1st class 8:00-9:15 2nd Class 9:15 10:15 Basic 10:15 Nov Class 11:30 12:30 Beg, Class 12: st class 8:00-9:15 2nd Class 9:15 10:15 Basic 10:15 Nov Class 11:30 12:30 Beg, Class 12: st class 8:00-9:15 2nd Class 9:15 10:15 Basic 10:15 Nov Class 11:30 12:30 Beg, Class 12:45 Would you like to receive your future newsletters via ? It is fast, easy and in color! Just send your name and address to emkk@sbcglobal.net. If you have an article, report or upcoming event you would like to see in future newsletters the deadline for submissions is the LAST WEDNESDAY of every month. The following are deadline dates. If you send an article after these dates it will go in the following month s newsletter, which means it will probably be outdated! No exceptions! April 24th May 29th June 26th Be sure to visit our website. Our Facebook page is

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14 Searching for a specific American Kennel Club event? Obedience Herding Hunting Rally Scent Work Tracking The AKC has updated there online AKC Event Search & Results making it easier to find the right events for you and your dog. The search now works across all your devices whether you re on a desktop computer, tablet or smartphone. It also gives you more flexible ways to refines your search. Here s how to find it. Go to American Kennel Club website at Click on the Events tab at the top of the page. At the bottom of the events page you will find a link to the Events Calendar. This will take you to the AKC Event Search & Results. Go Brewers!