The Total Junior Program
The purpose of the UKCŪ Junior Program is to encourage young handlers to become fully involved with the world of dogs, by encouraging participation in conformation and performance events, breeding dogs, and promoting responsible dog ownership. The unofficial UKC motto is “Our Dogs Do Stuff™.” One very important goal of this program is to encourage UKCŪ Juniors to embrace this philosophy.
The UKCŪ Junior Program is intended to promote the achievements of Junior Members, to reward both participation and excellence in various aspects of the sport of dogs, and to establish uniform requirements for judging junior competitors. Juniors will be given specific recognition for participation in Junior Showmanship, Obedience, Agility and Weight Pull events.
When competing in any UKC Licensed event, all Junior Members are subject to the Rules & Regulations of that event and all other applicable UKC rules. Good sportsmanship is an integral part of this program and poor sportsmanship will be penalized. Proper and humane training methods will also are emphasized in all aspects of competition.
In addition; Junior Members are encouraged to seek help from experienced breeders, exhibitors, trainers, or former Junior Members. They may gain information on their chosen events and specific breed by observing those who are judging at UKC licensed shows.
Junior Members are strongly encouraged to get involved in a local dog club. Volunteering with club activities is one aspect that will be considered when selecting the winner of the Junior Service award.
Examples are given throughout the rules to help explain how and why the rules function in the way they do. These examples are in no way based on real people or events. | 
Want to apply? Download the application form here (Adobe Acrobat required).
Clubs: Download the Total Junior Club Form here (Adobe Acrobat required, 116k). |
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 Recent News At UKC
03/14/2010: Vonderheide's Liz Wins ALH Days! After three nights of hunting in Sparta; Vonderheide's Liz was named the 2010 American Leopard Hound Days Nite Hunt Champion. The six year old female is owned by Larry Vonderheide of Stewardson, Illinois and was handled by Justin Carroll. Highlight's of the weekend for Carroll and Liz included a... Read more here. 
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This Weekend At UKC
UKC is pleased to announce that the running of the 2010 UKC World Squirrel Dog Championship will take place in Franklin, Indiana, and will be hosted by the Johnson County Hound Club. The event date will be Saturday, March 20th. New this year will be last chance qualifying events which will take place on Friday, March 19th and will feature a.m. and p.m. qualifiers. There will also be a World Championship Bench Show which will take place Friday evening. Clubs wishing to conduct qualifying events between now and then are encouraged to call UKC Field Representative Eugene Hill (256) 596-0568 or UKC Field Representative Marty Stanton (812) 343-0958. Good luck to all ! (More Information).
National Hunting Beagle Association Days is also this weekend in Missouri. Come on out and enjoy the event with us! NHBA sectional runoffs on Friday and a 2 day hunt Saturday and Sunday.(More Information).
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A person could almost say that the history of the English Coonhound is the history of all coonhounds — and he wouldn’t be too far wrong. With the exception of the Plott Hound, all the UKC breeds of coonhounds have a common ancestry that is deeply rooted in the English Foxhound.
The English was first registered by UKC in 1905, under the name of English Fox & Coonhound. English hounds have excelled in both performance and conformation. The first major coonhound Field Trial of all time, the first Leafy Oak, was won by an English dog called “Bones”, owned by Colonel Leon Robinson. |
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Read more about UKC's many dog breeds here. |
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