Oak Ridge Kennel Club

08/20/2024

Conformation people. There are several opportunities for practice and training for the conformation ring with several different instructors/ times and dates.

*Tuesday 10am experienced dogs ( starting Sept 10th)
*Tuesday 11:30am puppies and new dogs ( starting Sept 10th)
*Wednesday evenings 7 pm for all
*Thursday 2 pm Beginner Conformation class -UPDATE - THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED

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08/19/2024

The Smokey cluster September 26~ 29th is up! All information below in link.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=356554610838544&id=100094520228906

08/16/2024

Great opportunity to get puppies out and about and in a ring like structure for all the fall shows!

08/14/2024

The Oak Ridge Kennel Club TD/TDU Tracking test is scheduled for Oct 27, 2024. The event will be held at the Roane State Community College Campus in Harriman, TN with Judges Tony Hinson and Jeff Whitsitt. We hope to see you there!

Premium: https://orkc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ORKC-final-premium-10_27_24.pdf
Fillable entry form: https://orkc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/entryform-10_27_24.pdf

If you want to volunteer for this event, please contact Rachel at [email protected].

08/13/2024

Awesome event just before ORKC trials the second weekend of November at Ultimutt of Knoxville.

08/03/2024

The ORKC Obedience Rent-A-Ring event on Sept 7, 2024, is now open for preregistrations! The Rent-A-Ring will be held at Ultimutt Knoxville starting at 9:00am EST. Indoor crating is available. Cost is $10 for 10 minutes. Please email [email protected] with your class choice.

Time to get ready for fall trials! Come join us!

08/01/2024

Let’s make this the best year yet in combined clubs! We need many volunteers to make this happen! Please contact any club member, message here or PM and we will get you with the volunteer coordinator! Set up , take down, daily show helpers, obedience and rally, FAST Cat helpers and much much more. All hands on deck !! Newbies and experienced! It’s a wonderful event for our Knoxville area dog family.

07/30/2024

Our first ORKC Scent Work trial officially opens at 8:00am EST July 31, 2024. All levels of Containers and Buried will be offered with two trials per day. The trial will be held at the ORKC campus on September 14-15, 2024.

Premium available athttps://showentries.info/up/2024-09-ORKCsw-PremiumList.pdf

Enter online at ShowEntries with no additional fees (link will become active at 8:00am EST on July 31st) https://showentriesinfo.com/smartform/view.php?id=69334

If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please contact Susan Varrasso at [email protected].

We hope to give out lots of new title rosettes! Come join us for a fun weekend of sniffing!

07/30/2024

7/30/24 These classes have filled:
Tues 7pm - Beginner Obedience
Wed 6pm - Beginner Obedience/CGC Prep
Thurs 11 am - Adv Beginner/CGC Prep
Sat 9:30 am STAR puppy

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07/27/2024

NON-Member Class registration for August/September Opens tomorrow - Sunday 7/28
Please visit orkc.org for class schedule/class description and registration/fee information.

These class are full:
Mon 5:45 pm - Beginner Scent work
******Mon 7pm - Intermediate Scent Work ******
Wed 12:15 pm - Intermediate Scent work
Sat 8:00 am - Multi Level Drop In Agility

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07/27/2024

http://www.smokymtncluster.org/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2mBecyXryV7Z8X6PuX19TEEmZGozKQISsx4LyQAw_anVtcE0yTkvrFnag_aem_xT2vVubcIHeyaYIrm2fmfg

4 DAYS Sep 26 - 29, 2024

07/26/2024

In person in the East building or zoom! This Thursday! Coffee and cookies will be provided.

Topic: ORKC Membership Meeting 8-1-2024
Time: Aug 1, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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07/25/2024

Obedience Rent-A-Ring

Need to get some ring time in before the fall obedience trials start? Mark your calendars! ORKC will host an Obedience Rent-A-Ring on Saturday, September 7, 2024, starting at 9:00am EST held at Ultimutt Knoxville. Crating space inside is available. Please see the attached flyer for specifics and be sure to look for further registration details on August 3rd.

We hope you will join us!

07/14/2024

Thank you for all of the handlers and volunteers who participated in the Sniff & Go event on Saturday at ORKC. We have an amazing and dedicated local scent work community! Handlers and dogs battled the extreme heat to spend time together playing in this fun sport. We appreciate 4 Get The Scoop for stopping by with some much-needed delicious soft serve ice cream and pup cups!

Once again, we saw some fantastic container and buried runs and we hope to give out lots of new title rosettes at our first Scent Work trial on Sept 14-15, 2024. The trial opens July 31st! Premium to come soon!

07/11/2024

It's not too late to sign up for our Sniff & Go this Saturday, July 13, 2024 held at the Oak Ridge Kennel Club Campus.

All levels of Containers and Buried will be offered. Novice Level Classes to start at 10:00am EST.

The temperatures will be Hot, Hot, HOT! We will have several doggie pools and will make every effort to get you and your pups in and out as quickly as possible. We also have 4 Get The Scoop premium ice cream truck coming around 11:00am! Scent Work and ice cream...what a great way to spend a Saturday!

Pre-register by sending an email to [email protected] stating:
your name, dog’s name, breed and the number of level/elements you wish to run.
Pay at the door day of event. Cost is $5 per run per element (with the opportunity to run twice for each level/element).

Everyone is welcome! You don't have to be an ORKC member to participate. We hope you will join us!

07/08/2024

UPDATE 7-27-24 Mon 5:45pm Beginner Scent Work (FULL)
Wed 12:15 pm Interm Scent Work (FULL)
Sat 8:00 am Multi-level drop in Agility (FULL)

UPDATE 7-15-24 Thursday 10:30am Open Plus OB will be instructed by Sheri Palko

**** 7-8-24 Updated Aug/Sept schedule
Please note registration dates. No early registration will be accepted!
See orkc.org for class description / fees / registration info

07/01/2024

@@@ Huge Huge Thank you to the ladies who 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 that came out Wednesday and cleaned this building up. Awesome! So appreciated! Who needs some volunteer hours? We are needing some help moving old bales of straw and fluff from one building to low lying areas in agility field.

06/26/2024

STAR puppy class taught by JeanneLove Ferguson graduates. Congratulations to each of the teams. 🐶⭐️🏵️

06/22/2024

Sniff & Go
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Oak Ridge Kennel Club Campus
All levels of Containers and Buried will be offered.
Novice Level Classes to start at 10:00am EST

Pre-register by sending an email to [email protected] stating:
your name, dog’s name, breed and the number of level/elements you wish to run.
Pay at the door day of event.
Cost is $5 per run per element
(with the opportunity to run twice for each level/element).

Beat the heat with some delicious ice cream! We are excited to announce that 4 Get The Scoop premium soft serve ice cream truck will make an appearance starting around 11:00am.

Everyone is welcome! You don't have to be an ORKC member to participate. We hope you will join us!

06/14/2024

Obedience and rally teams! Excellent opportunity to trial just before our own trials November 9-10th at Ultimutt of Knoxville. PDX is a great venue to trial at too.

06/06/2024

Sniff & Go - Save the Date!

Please mark your calendars for our next Sniff & Go scheduled for Saturday, July 13, 2024 to be held at the Oak Ridge Kennel Club Campus.

All levels of Containers and Buried will be offered. Novice level classes to start at 10:00am EST.

Cost is $5 per run per element with the opportunity to run twice for each level/element.

Registration details coming soon!

05/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out to support our first Sniff & Go yesterday at ORKC. Big thanks to our group of volunteers who helped make the day successful. We sure had a great time watching all the teams run their container and buried searches. There are some very good teams in our area, and we hope to hand out lots of new title rosettes at our first AKC Scent Work trial on Sept 14-15, 2024.

We plan to schedule another Sniff & Go in the near future. Please keep an eye on our page and website for announcements.

05/02/2024

Sniff & Go
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Oak Ridge Kennel Club Campus
All levels of Containers and Buried will be offered.
Novice Level Classes to start at 10:00am

Pre-register by sending an email to
[email protected] stating:
your name, dog’s name and level/elements you wish to run
Check in and pay at the door day of event

Cost is $5 per run per element
(with the opportunity to run twice for each level/element)

05/01/2024

⭐️⭐️ STAR Puppy Graduates from our last session of training. Congratulations to the puppy teams! 🌟🌟

05/01/2024

Conformation class tonight at ORKC 7 pm. 🐶🥇

04/28/2024

Membership meeting Thursday May 2nd @ 6:30 EST. Zoom link is available. This is IN person as well

04/27/2024

🐀Barn Hunt friends. As of March 31st ORKC will not be holding any future BH training or trials. Please see Ultimutt of Knoxville -for training and trials. 🐀