What Kinds Of UKC Dog Events Are There?
Renowned as a "performance registry," UKC offers many activities to both showcase your dog's abilities and have fun with your dog!
Agility
If you ever attend a dog event and see a group of people walking around what looks like a playground of some sort and talking to themselves, you’re probably watching the handler walk-through portion of an Agility competition.
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Conformation
Conformation Events, or Dog Shows, are competitive events for purebreds where a judge evaluates a dog’s structure as it compares to a written description of the perfect specimen of that breed, called a standard.
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Dock Jumping
Dock jumping is a simple, yet exciting sport that has been exploding all over the country, and the newest sport available at UKC! There are two different forms of jumping that UKC dogs will be able to obtain titles in: Ultimate Air or Distance Jumping, and Ultimate Vertical.
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Dog Sport
For centuries, dogs have acted as companions and as guardians over home, family and livestock. These natural tendencies are channeled and focused in our Dog Sport events.
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Hunting Programs
UKC offers a comprehensive variety of hunting programs, from Coonhounds to Hunting Retrievers. To learn more, visit the UKC Hunting Programs!
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Obedience
Obedience events test the training of dogs as they perform a series of exercises at the command of their handler.
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Terrier Racing
See Spot. See Spot run. Run Spot, run! Sound familiar? Terrier races might be for your dog!
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Total Junior
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.
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Weight Pull
Does your dog pull you along the sidewalk every time you take him for a walk? Does your shoulder ache from your dog’s constant straining at his leash? Well, your dog might be a star at Weight Pull!
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 Recent News At UKC
11/02/2009: November 2009 Employee of the Month Andrew Johnson Customer Service Representative Andrew has worked at UKC a little over three years, since August of 2006. He is currently working full time and attending college, his goal being a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He graduated from Portage (Michigan) Northern High School in 2005, and is... Read more here. 
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This Weekend At UKC
The Gem City Dog Obedience Club of Dayton, Ohio is hosting their first set of Conformation shows November 7 and 8 at the Gem City Training Building (More Information).
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The immediate ancestor of the Toy Fox Terrier is the larger Smooth Fox Terrier. Owners of these brave little dogs found that the smallest, which they called "runts", were the scrappiest of the bunch. These little dogs were prized for their temperament. Smaller dogs were developed and eventually were found in the seven-pound range. The United Kennel Club began registering the Smooth Fox Terrier in 1912. Between then and the mid-1920's, the Toy Fox Terrier was developed, being a miniature of the previous breed, however they were still registered under the name of Fox Terrier (Smooth). Those dogs appear almost identical to the dogs of today. It was not until February 24, 1936, that U.K.C. began registering the Toy Fox Terrier under its current name. |
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