The Grand Forks Kennel Club has had a long and active history in the city and surrounding area. It was founded in 1956 and held its first fully accredited AKC Conformation Show on June 16, 1957. For many years, it was very active sponsoring many shows and training activities.
After 25 years, people seemed to lose interest in continuing this important community service. Because of falling support and membership, the Grand Forks Kennel Club held its last AKC show in 1981 and was forced to disband.
Due to rekindled interest and the enthusiasm of a few individuals, the Grand Forks Kennel Club (GFKC) was reactivated in March of 2005. Since then, it has been extremely active sponsoring numerous classes in obedience, conformation, rally and agility, educational seminars, responsible dog ownerships and fun matches.
The GFKC is made up of members who volunteer their time, experience, and passion for dog sports.
We provide the general public with education and training for purebred and crossbred dogs. We instruct people with dogs of all breeds, mixes, sizes, ages, and abilities, to train their dogs to be good companions. All our instructors have trained and shown their own dogs in breed competitions, obedience, rally, herding, or agility trials. We have set our training standards high in accordance with the American Kennel Club (AKC) for conformation, obedience, rally, and agility. We strive to give the highest quality of training available while continually updating our training methods. We offer education for YOU - teaching you how to teach your dog to obey your commands. The actual training and practice is your responsibility. We believe in FIRM, FAIR, CONSISTENT training with heavy doses of PRAISE and LOVE. Our methods are based on positive motivation and reinforcement.
Our membership includes:
1 AKC Breed Judge
1 CKC Obedience / Rally Obedience Judge
4 CGC Evaluators
1 NADOI Registered Instructor.
1 Tellington TTouchR Practitioner.
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