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Merrimac Dog Training Club is an AKC licensed club in Hampton, VA offering obedience, rally, agility, scent work, fast CAT and barn hunt

The Merrimac Dog Training Club (MDTC) is housed in a 10,000 square foot facility that supports our full range of training classes, run-throughs, seminars, and trials. With room for three regulation- sized, fully matted obedience rings, our climate-controlled facility allows for multipurpose year around use: obedience, agility, and conformation matches; special events; club meetings; and seminars a

nd workshops. For instance, obedience trials enjoy three rings, exhibitor crating space, dog exercise area, kitchenette, ample parking at the building, and motels accepting dogs within ten minutes driving time. In addition to supporting MDTC activities and classes, the building is available for rent by other clubs or organizations at reasonable rates.

08/07/2025

Let's meet Teddy.
Teddy is a C4valier King Charl3s Sp4niel owned by Anne Bright. He loves using his nose and in 2024 he put it to use in Scent Work earning 3 titles- SW Buried Advanced, SW Advanced and SW Buried Excellent.
Anne told us this about her boy:
"I will always remember the day Lynda Fairchild told me that she had a sweet little Blenheim boy named Teddy. His name is very appropriate to his personality; he is the easiest going dog I have ever seen. He loves everyone and everything. He can't do strenuous activities, but he has found his niche. He is crazy about Scent Work, and he would have a lot more titles if he was my only dog, but C4valiers love Cav4liers so there are two more that share training and showing with him, but he doesn't mind. He is my heart dog."
Keep on doing your SW thing, Teddy!!

07/07/2025

Hats off to Linda Wilkinson's newest adoptee, Phoebe, the Ch0w.
Linda has shared with us, Phoebe's story:
"Phoebe came to us in June 2024 from the Ch0w Ch0w Rescue of Central New York. We don't know much about her background other than she is really sweet and friendly but still a little skittish. She was surrendered with 5 other Ch0ws and had serious medical skin issues which have now virtually disappeared. She has come a long way. We hope to work on Rally, Barn Hunt and Scent Work next year. She is eager to learn and earned her first AKC title with Fit Dog Bronze while we worked on leash control."
A great story that just goes to show that rescue dogs can do "the things" too. Keep up the good work, Phoebe.

06/07/2025

Who knew!!

04/07/2025

Enjoy the holiday, please keep an eye on your pets this weekend. Check your fences and gates.
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03/07/2025

This is Daisy Mae, she is owned, loved and shown by Michelle Moyers. Daisy turned 14 years old in 2024, and Michelle was excited to share that Daisy earned her first ever AKC titles--Trick Dog Novice and her Virtual Scent Work Beginner.
Michelle says--who says you can't teach and old dog new tricks. Unfortunately, in October of 2024, Daisy Mae sadly crossed the Rainbow Bridge. One day, Daisy and Michelle will be reunited and there will be plenty of B3agle love to be shared.

02/07/2025

This day belongs to Jean Conroy's C0rgi, Shay.
In 2024, Shay began her performance career in the Barn Hunt ring earning two titles, Barn Hunt Novice and Barn Hunt Open.
Jean shared this with us about her girl:
"Shay came to live with me after 17 months of kennel life. She was offered to me because she has a weak ear and could not be used for breeding. My WIN! I didn't know if I wanted another dog, but Shay filled a void I didn't realize I had. She has taken to her obedience training and Barn Hunt training. She loves to visit the rats in the cages when she comes to the building for training. She is a social butterfly in the Barn Hunt ring but does get the job done. She is so much fun. She has learned to sleep on the bed, wait for her turn to get food and to chase squirrels."
Welcome Shay and good luck to you.

30/06/2025

We are cruising through these dog days of summer but for us, isn't every day a dog day!!
Getting ready to usher in the month of July while we meet Kathy Brady's Logan. He is a Br1ttany and he turned 7 years old in 2024, one of our new "Veterans".
Logan started his Scent Work adventure and picked up his SW Novice title.
He likes to compete in the "sniffy sports" earning several Barn Hunt titles in the past and following that up with participating in Scent Work.

Congrats to Logan & Kathy!!

28/06/2025

Still time to prepare.
Keep your dogs safe this coming holiday.

27/06/2025

Fun fact:
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Merrimac's very first Barn Hunt Trials.
Drop your favorite BH photos and/or share your favorite memories in comments.
After 10 years, we know there's some good ones!!
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27/06/2025

Today is Fri-YAY and we are introducing to you, Lynda Fairchild's Cavalier King Charles Sp4aniel, Tristan.
Tristan was making tracks on the Fast CAT courses in 2024, picking up 3 titles, his BCAT, DCAT and FCAT.
Lynda has this to tell us about her boy:
"Tristan came to me as a ball of fluff from Poland. He is one the sweetest Cav4liers that I have ever owned. I hope to finish his AKC Championship this year. He also has completed requirements for his Fit Dog Bronze, Silver and Gold but paperwork has not been finalized by AKC as of yet. Look for him on the Triple Crown Wall next year."

26/06/2025

Did you know!!

Information for our exhibitors who travel with RVs--there are two RV parks that are about 10-15 minutes away from our club.
One is the Colonies RV Travel Park located on picturesque Fort Monroe in Hampton with lovely views of the Chesapeake Bay.
*note during summer months at Ft Monroe use caution with dogs on the grass near the water as the sand burs can be a problem *

The second is at Gosnold's Hope Park in Hampton, located in the back of the park in a shady quiet area.
Contact either of these facilities for further information on what is available.

26/06/2025

Come on out-- air-conditioned indoor course and crating!!
(note--photo is not our facility just for attention)
MDTC will be holding an Agility Run Thru on Saturday July 19, 2025.
Registration will begin at 8:30 am at the club's building located at 15 Newsome Place, Hampton, VA.
Entries will close at 10am.
Cost is $5 for 1st run of a dog and $3 for the next run of the same dog. Limit 2 runs per dog. We decided this to what we witnessed at the previous run-thru's. Dogs and handlers really exhausted because of having to run almost back-to-back.

We will be running Tall to Small for this run thru.

We will be offering a course used prior by our August judge Peter Liu.
contact info [email protected]

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