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June AKC Obedience Show and VVDAC Matches
Obedience Fun Match
Saturday, June 19th
Utility and Intermediate Rally at 7:30
Novice and Open to follow
For the JULY AKC KACHINA KENNEL CLUB OBEDIENCE/RALLY shows update and premiums go to the CALENDAR PAGE.
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NEW: AKC Titles and Programs You Can do From Home:
So many parts of our daily lives have changed because of COVID-19. Even our favorite dog activities — from classes and seminars to shows — have been canceled or postponed for the safety of everyone involved. It can be overwhelming to look around and feel like your daily life is practically unrecognizable from just a few weeks ago, but the good thing is there’s one very important thing that hasn’t changed — your dog! Despite social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic, you and your dog can still have fun training together, working on your favorite sports and activity, and even earning titles!
AKC offers the following VIRTUAL titles that you can do without going to a show:
So many parts of our daily lives have changed because of COVID-19. Even our favorite dog activities — from classes and seminars to shows — have been canceled or postponed for the safety of everyone involved. It can be overwhelming to look around and feel like your daily life is practically unrecognizable from just a few weeks ago, but the good thing is there’s one very important thing that hasn’t changed — your dog! Despite social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic, you and your dog can still have fun training together, working on your favorite sports and activity, and even earning titles!
AKC offers the following VIRTUAL titles that you can do without going to a show:
- Trick Dog
- Rally: Novice
- Obedience: Beginner Novice and Novice. The test, maps, ring set up and regulations are posted.
- Agility: AKC Agility ACT 1 & 2 Virtual pilot program will provide exhibitors an opportunity to stay-at-home or use their local training site and enter an AKC ACT 1 or ACT 2 event.
- New as of February 2021: The Addition of Jumpers to the Virtual ACT ProgramThe AKC Agility Department is excited to announce the expansion of the virtual ACT program to include the new ACT Jumpers classes. ACT Jumpers will include 2 levels. ACT 1J which will be jumps and possibly a tunnel and ACT 2J which will include 6 weave poles.
As with the original Virtual ACT 1 & ACT 2 exhibitors will record their performance and submit it to AKC. In turn, AKC will assign a pre-selected AKC Agility Judge to virtually review and score the team’s ACT Jumpers performance.
ACT Jumpers is open to all dogs over 15 months of age and older that have not earned any AKC agility titles, except for ACT 1 or ACT 2. Dogs do not have to have an ACT 1J title to be entered in ACT 2J. - Water Test
- Fit Dog
- Home Manners
- Top Dog Challenge - conformation event
- Scent Work - Introductory indoor scent work games
- Ideas for training at home
Please submit any new titles, accomplishments, or news about you or your dog for us to feature on our home page. Submit to: Cynde Leshin