Welcome!
The Fond du Lac County Kennel Club was established in January, 1975 by a merger of the Fond du Lac Dog Club and the Lakeside Kennel Club. It was then recognized by the American Kennel Club as a Club of Record in September, 1975.
The Fond du Lac County Kennel Club hold it's membership meetings the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. at the Club House. The club attempts to present programs of interest to all dog owners and exhibitors. The public is always invited to attend.
Where is it?
The clubhouse is located on the corner of Reinhardt Road and DeNeveu Lane in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Where is that? Get driving directions to the Fond du Lac County Kennel Club courtesy of Yahoo.com. If you're used to coming to the clubhouse a particular way, be aware that the Hwy 151 Bypass has changed things a bit.
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Latest News
4/24/2009 A few announcements
- The summer agility trial premium is now posted
- The start date for intro to agility is April 30, 2009. Fees are now $60
- A PDF summary of some new classes is now available here.
- There is a change to this summer's agility trial compared to year past. The July 2009 trial will have all three class: Novice, Open, and Excellent. Click on Agility to get the premium
- There is a date change for the conformation class listed below. It will start January 28 instead of January 21 and end on March 4 instead of Feb 25. The building is not available on January 21 so there will not be a session.
- Conformation Classes will be starting on Wednesday nights again at the Cow palace at the fairgrounds in Fond du Lac at 7:30PM on January 14th, 2009. At that time I will teach and you will be able to sign up for a 6 week course that starts on Wednesday January 21st,2009 and runs thru Feb 25th,2009. I have Geri Gerstner Hart hired to teach this 6 week course and she is a professional handler and breeder and has been in the dog world showing since she was 10 years old. She has showed dogs at Westminster many times. She belongs to the Dpg Handler's Guild and has AKC Junior Showmanship judge's license. She has also obtained UKC all breed judging license. She has bred English Cockers, Golden Retrievers, and Schipperke's. I think this will be a fun and informative class and you will get help with any problems you are needing to fix. The cost is $40.00 for members and $50.00 for non-members. You can contact Debbie Myrechuck with any questions or to sign up. dmelite@hotmail.com or 920-923-3862.
- 2009 and 2010 event dates are now listed on the Events page.
- The November newsletter is finally posted
- The next Agility trial is this weekend. Click here for the trial schedule and directions.
- The current session of puppy class will end on September 25th; a new session will begin shortly.
- I've heard the membership application isn't easy to find. Click on "People" up in the green menu bar. The link is near the top of that page.
- Conformation classes will be starting up again on Wednesday evenings at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Cow Palace. Classes are at 7:30 PM and run for about an hour. The fee is $3 for members and $5 for non-members.
- We will be offering an obedience seminar with judge Anna Lorenz from 9am to 4pm on Sunday, September 28, 2008. See this flyer for more details.
- The Summer 2008 Agility Premium is now up on the Agility page.
- Fond du Lac County Kennel Club Conformation classes with the special instructor will be ending on April 16th, 2008 and then on April 23rd, 2008 we will start with the regular walk in classes on Wednesday nights at 7:30 to 8:30PM. This will continue on Wednesday nights until May 14th 2008. Then we will end for the season and resume next fall probably September 10th,2008. Any questions call Debbie Myrechuck 920-923-3862.
- Kindergarten Puppy Training/KPT classes offered for puppies up to the age of 6 months. Offered Thursdays April 17-June 26 after 6:00 p.m. Call Deb at 923-1036. Leave your name and phone #, age and breed of dog.
- On Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds, there will be a Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) Clinic with Dr. Paul Miller from UW Madison Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Click here for more information and the reservation form. Space is limited.
- There's a new puppy Basic Training class. It's for puppies between 6 and 12 months, filling the gap between Puppy Kindergarden and Basic Obedience class. See the Obedience page for more info.
- The next Agility Trial is April 18th. The premium is posted; entries open on March 6. The public is welcome to come and watch; volunteers are always appreciated.
- Beginner Agility begins May 7th.
- The Spring Show will be April 19 and 20, 2008. It will include All-Breed, obedience trials, and 2 rally trials. Entries close April 2.
- New Conformation Class! Starting February 27th we will have Dale Hafner teaching the class for a intense 6 week course. This is definitely for people who are interested in showing their dog in the conformation ring. The classes have to be paid for upfront for the 6 weeks and the cost is $40.00 for members of the club and $50.00 for non-members. The class is still held on Wednesday nights and is at the Fond du Lac Fairgrounds Cow Palace from 7:30PM to 8:30PM. The dates are Feb 27th, Mar 5th, Mar 19th, April 2nd, April 9th, April 16th. The dates skip around because the building is not available to us on March 12th and March 26th. Any cancellations due to weather and we will have that Wednesday added on in the end of April. You will need to sign up for the class and pay the fee by Feb 25th so we will know if we will have enough people to make it worth having. I am looking at getting at least 10 people. To sign up contact Deborah Myrechuck PH: 920-923-3862. or e-mail dmelite@hotmail.com
- There is/was no January membership meeting. The next one is February 5. The public is welcome. Well behaved dogs are also welcome - a good time to help socialize your pet.
- Conformation classes restart on January 9
- The latest newsletter if finally posted, in PDF form.
- If anyone's having issues with the website using Firefox or Safari, let me know. I haven't tested it with them, but I will if someone's using them.
The look and feel has changed a lot more than I had planned with the transition. Michelle Tennis created and maintained the original Geocities site (Thank you Michelle!), but it was easier to build new formatting than strip out all the Frontpage and Geocities code. I've tried to move all the original content over. If you can't find something that used to be on the site, let me know and I'll add it back in. The appearance of the site is definitely a work in progress. I'm aware that it looks funky in Firefox. Please just use MS Explorer for now. It will get fixed. If you have suggestions, I'd like to hear them!
Upcoming Events
The next big event is the Spring Show in April 2009. Jeanne Nonhof is the show chair. The Spring Show includes Conformation and Obedience at the county fairgrounds, and there's a 1-day Agility Trial on the clubhouse grounds as well.