Happy Fourth of July for you and your Dog!
Photo courtesy of Flickr.
With Fourth of July this weekend, it’s important to remember our canine friends and their comfort and safety.
With all those fireworks going off, your dog might be more likely to be anxious or uncomfortable.
Their hearing is a lot more sensitive than ours, so it’s probably best to leave them at home
in a safe place if you plan to go out and enjoy the visual effects in the sky.
For more tips, please go here.
Make your holiday weekend an enjoyable one!
| 2009 UKC PREMIER A Huge Success UKC would like to extend a hearty thank you to all the competitors, judges, stewards, vendors, spectators and especially the dogs who joined us over the weekend of June 12-14, 2009 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This PREMIER is certainly one for the history books! From the first-ever Premier Rally Obedience Trial to the special Total Dog ceremony, we hope you all found it an event to remember.
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UKC Employee of the Month
Carol Wiedmayer, from the UKC Registration Department is our July 2009 Employee of the Month.
Each month, United Kennel Club honors an employee for their contributions towards making UKC the world’s best registry of purebred dogs, offering our customers the most efficient and creative services possible. Read more here!  |
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UKC Hunting Programs
United Kennel Club, Inc. has always been a great friend to hunters everywhere. We are not a company that chooses to ride the fence on the issue of hunting. We believe in the right to keep and bear arms. We view the sport of hunting as a valued family tradition that is not only a great source of recreational activity but also a necessary tool in the goals of game management. UKC publicly supports all organizations that work hard to protect gun ownership and all legal forms of hunting.
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Check Out that Rescue Group!
Marlene Stachowiak NADOI member # 337
Not all rescue organizations are warm and fuzzy! Some are not interested in providing a service to either the dog or his new family. Believe it or not, they may be more interested in numbers, which gives them the “documentation” to collect undeserved grants, donations, and sucker in more volunteers to do the work. Yes, some are in it for the profit! Of course, most rescues are doing the right thing, but unsuspecting families need to have some guidelines and use caution and common sense when selecting a knowledgeable and supportive rescue organization. Distinguishing between the “good” and the “bad” is really not difficult.
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 Recent News At UKC
07/03/2009: FridayResults from National Redbone Days - Bench Show UKC Licensed Purina Points Bench Show BSJ: Tony Ford Total Entered: 56 Grand Champion Male: GR CH CCH Red Eagle Comin’ 2 Your City, owned and handled by Lisa Hunziker of Pomona, Illinois. Grand Champion Female: (will post information in the morning. Apologies to Alexa and Deb.) Shown are... Read more here. 
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This Weekend At UKC
National Redbone Days - This weekend, July 2-4, in LaGrange, Indiana is 2009 National Redbone Days (a Purina Points event)! Celebrate your Fourth of July weekend with coonhound nite hunts, bench shows, water races and field trials as well as a fun family atmosphere! The event is being held at the Lagrange County Fairgrounds. (Event Times - See ad in the June issue of COONHOUND BLOODLINES)
Find an event in your area.
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UKC's third most widely registered breed is the Bluetick Coonhound. It is most likely that the Bluetick is principally descended from the quick foxhounds of England with some introduction of the blood of various French hounds which were used for hunting big game. The French dogs were known as being very cold nosed. George Washington received five such French hounds from General Lafayette. Blueticks were originally registered with UKC as English. In 1946, at the request of the Bluetick fanciers, UKC began registering Blueticks as a separate breed. |
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Read more about UKC's many dog breeds here. |
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