What makes UKC so 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!
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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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Photo courtesy of Mark Sturtz
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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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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
02/01/2012: February 2012 Employee of the Month Carol Wiedmayer Registration Carol has worked at UKC since April 13, 2005. She had lost her previous job unexpectedly and thought this would be a good place to send her resume. Carol graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 1973 and had taken some college courses at KVCC. Carol... Read more here.
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One of UKC's most widely registered breeds, the Treeing Walker was developed from certain strains of English Walker Foxhounds. Walkers were first registered with UKC as part of the English Coonhound breed. Then in 1945, at the request of Walker breeders, UKC began registering them as a separate breed — first as Walkers (Treeing) and then later as Treeing Walkers. |

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