What’s Different!
 - Relaxed, Fun, Family-oriented atmosphere!
- No Professional Handlers! Professional handlers can only participate in UKC Conformation events with dogs that they own!
- Most clubs accept Day of Show entries! Miss the pre-entry deadline? No problem, for a slight fee increase, you can enter during the Day of Show entry time!
- No Grooming products on the dogs. A bath and some trimming, when necessary, is all that is required to show in these rings.
- No Grooming tools in the ring! Yep, that means leave the comb and spray bottle on the other side of the gate.
- Not every Judge allows Bait. If your Judge does allow bait you will want to make sure that you don’t throw the bait!! Littering in the Ring is a big no-no!
- All Beginner and Seasoned exhibitors welcome! This includes Juniors!
- 100 Points and 3 wins with competition required for a UKC Champion Title! How do you do it? Look for our easy to use guide for earning your conformation titles here.
- Belgian Shepherd Dog Owners should be advised of the breed-specific extended Judging process.
- If you have a breed that is considered a Variety in other registries, be sure to double check the UKC Breed Standard!
- Make sure to know what Group your dog is in: the Group names differ slightly: Guardian, Scenthounds, Sighthounds and Pariah Dogs, Gun Dogs, Northern Breeds, Herding Dogs, Terriers, and Companion Dogs. Here's a list of breeds by group.
- You can check your dog’s point and title accumulation by e-mailing dogevents@ukcdogs.com. You can also subscribe to our Bloodlines Magazine for a complete list of show results.
- There is a MUST ATTEND Top Ten Invitational held each year in conjunction with PREMIER a 3 day conformation show, performance and companion events, along with a ton of vendors!
- Have an Altered dog and want to compete for an Altered Champion title? UKC offers Licensed Altered Conformation classes.
- Junior Showmanship begins with a non-competition Pee-Wee class where the handlers are 2-4 years old!
- The UKC offers a “Total Junior” program for any participants 2-18 years of age that benefits Juniors who participate in any and all areas of Competition.
- To celebrate the versatility of UKC dogs, we offer “Total Dog” competitions for dogs who earn a qualifying score in performance events as well as earn an award in conformation with competition. For more information on Total Dog competitions please contact our office at (269) 343-9020 or look around this website for more information.
- Most clubs host two shows in one day! That means two opportunities to earn Championship points!
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05/20/2012: 2012 Bluetick Days Saturday Nite Hunt Results UKC Licensed Purina Points Nite Hunt MOH: Robert ‘Bub’ Rose Total Entered: 144 King of Hunt: GR CH GR NITE CH ‘PR’ Mad-Dog MO Blue Smoke, owned by Roy, third from left, or Tim Clifton, third from right, of Pleasanton, Kansas, handled by Tim. Also shown are Dana Byrd,... Read more here. 
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The Black & Tan is one of many tracking breeds that was developed in the south of the United States. The breed can trace its immediate ancestry to the American Foxhound and the Virginia Foxhound of colonial days, with probably the introduction of some Bloodhound stock. This latter would explain not only the coloration of the Black & Tan, but its tendency toward being larger-boned than other breeds, its long ears, and its famous cold nose. The American Black & Tan was the first coonhound breed to be admitted into registry with UKC. When they were first registered in 1900, and for several years after that, they were registered as American Black & Tan Fox & Coonhounds. |
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