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Merrimac Dog Training Club

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.

09/15/2025

A new week and a new Triple Crown Award dog to share with you:
Sandi Platt's M1ni Amer1can Shep3rd, Cooper. At 2 years old in 2024, Cooper accumulated six titles in four different sports--Beginner Novice in Obedience, BCAT in Fast CAT, ACT1, ACT1J ACT2J in agility and he passed his Canin Good Citizen Test.
Sandi tells this about her boy: "Cooper and I have done so much together this year. I don't think there is anything I could throw in front of him that he wouldn't like as long as he is getting to do his work and be with me. Cooper and I were invited to Rally Nationals in 2024, and we were very excited to attend. What an experience for us. Having our good buddies Lori & Jersey go with us made it even better. Cooper loved jumping from bed to bed playing with Jersey, sometimes getting so wound up and noisy we had to make them quit. The luggage carts had to be by far one of his favorite things. He loved jumping up on them for a ride. However, we did get down to business during the day. Cooper ended up placing 36th out of 149 entries with scores of 97, 100 and 100. A huge thank you to everyone at MDTC who not only helped with his training but also helped train the trainer (me))".

09/12/2025

These two girls are Norf0lk T3rriers--
Rivah is owned by Mary & Tony Sweany. She earned five titles in 2024 in three different sports--DCAT in Fast CAT, passed her AKC Temperament Test and in Scent Work picked up her Exterior Novice, Interior Novice and her Container Novice titles.
Mary tells this about her--"Rivah is the most laid back Norf0lk T3rrier I have met with the exception of her mother. Her father gave her the hunting drive. At her young age, she is following in her father's footsteps, running and hunting are her gifts so we will have fun together".
Gema is co-owned by Mary Sweany & Joan Lutz. She earned six titles in four different sports--her Grand Championship in the breed ring, Virtual SW Beginner in Scent Work and in the Fit Dog program, she earned her Bronze, Silver & Gold titles.
Joan shares this "Gema has been my constant companion. She has earned her Grand Championship in 2024 which was great for both of us. I love her very much".

09/10/2025

This fine Pap1llon, Alexa belongs to Nicole Tougas. They had a very successful year in 2024, earning seven titles in four different sports--Companion Dog in Obedience, Rally Excellent, Novice Agility & Novice Agility Jumpers, Scent Work Buried Excellent, SW Interior Advanced and SW Exterior Excellent. She was also invited to Rally Nationals in the Intermediate class.
Nicole shares with us a personal story about her girl. "Alexa came to me in my time of need. As many of you know she was a gift from my breeder and friend after I tragically lost my 4 1/2 year old P4pillon, Fynn. She has been my rock ever since."

09/06/2025

Mark your calendars for our Saturday, September 13 Obedience & Rally Run-thru!
Please bring a crate for your dog to stay in while it is not warming up to go in the ring or actively working in the ring. Also, bring a tarp to place under your crate.

Let your dog practice in our building before our October trials!
Building opens at 8:00 AM for registration lasting till 10:30 AM.
Fees are $8 / $7/ $5 for each dog for Obedience runs and $5 for each Rally Run.
Fee for the 10-minute timed Utility/practice ring time is the same as obedience.
**We will NOT be providing a JUDGE for UTILITY**
Exact change or checks payable to MDTC are accepted. We no longer do pre-registration.
We will start judging at 9 AM with Beginner Novice/Novice, Open and Rally.
After Open is completed, we will start Utility/practice with the 10 timed minutes in the ring per dog WITHOUT A PROVIDED JUDGE.
The 10 minutes in the ring can also be for other level dogs wanting to practice with distractions. All props and equipment must be in and out of the ring in the allotted 10-minute time frame.
No throwing balls that may bounce into other rings or throwing treats in the ring. A steward will be at the table with the timer and will be available to set bars and put out articles/gloves.
You can partner with a friend and take multiple
slots of time to run each other through or work on a particular issue.
Rally will run all morning with Novice thru Master on nested courses. Walk thru will be any time before 9 am. There will be another walk thru later in the morning as well.
Merrimac has Rally/Obedience run thrus each month. Please go to Merrimac's website then check under "calendar". Run-thru dates for each month are listed for the whole year.

09/05/2025

Here is a very accomplished girl in Scent Work. CC is owned by Meg Lockwood. In 2024, CC earned three Novice Elite titles in the sport (Container Novice Elite, Interior Novice Elite and Exterior Novice Elite).
CC is a three-year-old, Nor0lk Terr13r and she is already a breed Grand Champion and has passed her AKC Temperament Test as well as titling in the Trick Dog program. Her favorite however is using her nose in Scent Work.

09/04/2025

Celebrating this little firecracker Y0rkshire T3rrier here--Daisy owned by MaryAnn Mullen.
In 2024, Daisy earned 5 titles in three different sports-Rally (Intermediate, Advanced and Excellent), Beginner Novice in Obedience and FCAT2 in Fast CAT.
Daisy loves Fast CAT. She was invited to FCAT Nationals in Florida as the 4th fastest Y0rkie in the country. Daisy has spread her wings in both Obedience and Rally as well. She loves to play with all the dogs, big and small.

09/03/2025

Now that everyone is back to their routines of work and school after the Labor Day holiday, we begin back with our Triple Crown dogs.
Introducing the M1niature Pinsch3rs owned by Holly Boyd:
In 2024, Spyder added to his doggie resume with his Barn Hunt Master title.
Holly says: "Spyder is my once in a lifetime dog. He loves so deeply and gives me his all in everything he does. He is smart, loyal and happy. Words can't describe what this dog means to me. I often say that when I was getting a puppy, he wasn't what I thought I wanted but he was exactly what I needed."
Lucille had a great 2024 in Scent Work completing her Scent Work Interior Excellent title which qualified her for the overall Scent Work Excellent title.
In March of 2024, Holly said "Lucille needed one leg in Excellent Interior to finish her overall Excellent title. I have struggled with this sweet shy girl for some time but I'm so proud of how she worked for me."

08/31/2025

Happy Sunday

08/30/2025

Celebrating this fine lady today, Kayley owned by Yolanda Williamson. Kayley had been making the most of the three years she has been in the Williamson family. In 2024, she earned 6 titles in four different sports (FCAT 3 in Fast CAT, Beginner Novice in Obedience, Rally Excellent, Novice Jumpers Preferred in Agility along with passing the ACT1 & ACT1J tests in Agility).
Kayley was invited to compete in the AKC Rally National Championship.
Yolanda shares with us, this about her special girl: "Kayley has a desire to please and is a joy to train. We have enjoyed trialing in Rally, Obedience, Agility and Fast CAT. I look forward to a new variety of adventures with Kayley in the coming years".

08/28/2025

Feel free to share your special friends in comments below on this Remembrance Day

08/27/2025

Here is another one of our small breeds, Nikki owned by Lisa Meyer. Nikki is a Biewer T3rrier. He is also our Agility Dog of the Year for 2024. Nikki picked up three Agility titles (MX MXJ MXF), his BCAT in Fast CAT and his Farm Dog Certification.
Lisa tells this about her boy: "Nikki, aka "Mr. Sociable" has never met a person he didn't like. This caused me great consternation in agility since he loved to visit the judge and ring crew. Fortunately, in the last year he has outgrown inopportune visits--for the most part. Although he still occasionally stops to say "hi", these visits are now few and far between and he managed to get several Master titles in 2024. In 2024, Nikki was included in the Agility Invitationals where I am pleased to say he got through every course without visiting the judge or ring crew. In the spring of 2024 Nikki managed to contain his fascination of ducks and completed requirements for his Farm Dog Certification. Nikki started competing in Fast CAT in November 2023 and got his BCAT title at the MDTC trial in September of 2024 making him eligible for Triple Crown recognition".

08/26/2025

Merrimac Dog Training Club located in Hampton, VA is having an ACT Test on Saturday, October 4th. This is a fun way to get started with AKC agility and maybe earn a title or two.

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Here is the link to the premium and entry form:

https://merrimacdogtrainingclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Merrimac-ACT-Premium-October-4th-2025-Edited.pdf

Any questions, please contact Sherry Bryant at [email protected]

Address

15 Newsome Place
Hampton, VA
23661

Telephone

(757) 723-8141

Website

http://www.merrimacdogtrainingclub.org/

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