River Region Kennel Club - Friends

30/08/2023

February 2024 Shows and Trials
Opens December 1, 2023.

02/08/2023

28/05/2023

IF anyone is interested: Crossroads Canine is looking for one or two more teams for a weeknight 5:00 pm Competition Obedience Beginner Novice/Novice group class.

The groups are 3-5 dogs
and each class lasts one hour. The cost is $100 for four weeks and will be ongoing as long as the teams continue coming.

Puppies and dogs need to have CGC level skills and be able to work around other dogs. Handlers new to the sport are welcome!

This class is held at our climate controlled and fully matted training building near Posey Crossroads which is about 10 minutes north of downtown Prattville.

The focus of this class is to teach marker training and heeling along with the other Novice exercises in a fun positive atmosphere. This is reinforcement based marker training and harsh corrections are not used.

Private lessons are also available.

For more information contact Becky Walker Jones via Facebook messenger, by text at 334-580-0054 or check out our page: Crossroads Canine.

17/02/2023

From the UKC Members page - Paula Cearley ·

We had so much FUN at River Region Kennel Club! Thank you to Judge Terri Rein for pointing to my boy for Best In Show on Sunday! Dunder also got a Group 4 on Saturday and went on to earn a Total Dog award each day. He began and then earned his ROM Title and his UCD Title! He ran 4 Precision Courses at the Master Level so he only needs one more run to Title RACEM. We had a GREAT weekend and I'm so proud of my bred-by boy!!

16/02/2023

Posted to the UKC Members page: Melanie Foster-Bradford ·
So, i just want to say that I had no idea how comfortable, relaxing, and inviting UKC truly is. I experience (a few minutes of) my first UKC show this weekend in Alabama. It was not at all what I imagined, so much better. So excited to step foot in the ring, though wow at the amazing competition. I seen some gorgeous and well mannered dogs. SO lovely!

13/02/2023

KD’s A Heart Like Mine (Devi) at 14 Months old, took her 1st Best of Breed at The UKC River Region Kennel Club show this weekend 🐕🧡.

13/02/2023

AKC CH Fireball Whiskey River at KD’s (Flash) Took Best of Breed at The River Region Kennel Club this morning, also earned a Group 4 placement. (So proud of this boy)

13/02/2023

Announcement: Please see post below. If you accidently picked up this leash, please return it. If it was taken on purpose, shame on you. Please return to the rightful owner.

From Tina Clanin Weaver:
Thank You River Region Kennel Club for holding a nice show this weekend in Alabama! We enjoyed meeting many new people! Unfortunately I left my brand new, 6 foot hot pink leash hanging in the women’s restroom on the back of a bathroom stall door around 6:45-7:15pm, during the last of the herding group. Someone picked it up, I went back within 5 minutes and it was gone. I just bought the leash from a vendor at this show and really like it. Please, if you found it return it to me. I will pay for shipping.

12/02/2023

Sunday - S1 - R1 - Diane Price: Jr, Companion, Guardian, Sight, Scent, Northern, BIAS. R2 - Terri Rein: Gun, Terriers, Herding, BIS

Sunday - S2 - R1 - Diane Price: Gun, Terriers, Herding, BIS. R2 - Terri Rein: Jr, Companion, Guardian, Sight, Scent, Northern, BIAS.

DOS entries - 8-9AM
Puppy Match will be about 9:15 AM
Jrs - 10AM once completed, we will follow with the breed competition. Show 2 will follow show 1.
Precision Coursing 8 am for Superior/ Masters, then change to Novice/ Advanced

11/02/2023

Attention those running precision Coursing... runs start at 8 am for Superior/ Masters then Novice/ Advanced to follow, working around conformation . Move up, will be accommodated.

09/02/2023

Final counts will be posted later today. I'm too bleary eyed to see right now.

Conformation emails went out. I think our email server won't release them at in one batch.So be patient as we work around Gmail.

You will get confirmations on everything.

09/02/2023

Here is your Group order for Saturday and Sunday shows:

Saturday - S1 - R1 Eleanor Main: Jr, Sight, Scent, Guardian, Companion, Northern, BIAS R2 - Kathryn Baxter: Herding, Gun, Terriers, BIS
Saturday - S2 - R1 Eleanor Main: Herding, Gun, Terriers BIS R2 - Kathryn Baxter: Jr, Sight, Scent, Guardian, Companion, Northern, BIAS

Sunday - S1 - R1 - Diane Price: Jr, Companion, Guardian, Sight, Scent, Northern, BIAS. R2 - Terri Rein: Gun, Terriers, Herding, BIS

Sunday - S2 - R1 - Diane Price: Gun, Terriers, Herding, BIS. R2 - Terri Rein: Jr, Companion, Guardian, Sight, Scent, Northern, BIAS.

DOS entries - 8-9AM
Puppy Match will be about 9:15 AM
Jrs - 10AM once completed, we will follow with the breed competition. Show 2 will follow show 1.

07/02/2023

UPDATE: We have a Judging change due to Covid. Eleanor Main and Kathryn Baxter will be Saturday Terri Rein and Diane Price on Sunday.

07/02/2023

Here are the counts as of the pre-entry cut-off on Sunday.

I am going to attempt to send out confirmation emails once I have the armbands assigned. I will do my best to include the most updated counts in those emails.

We are going to have a fantastic show! Good luck and remember you are taking home the best dog of the day regardless of the ribbons.

06/02/2023

Show secretary Cindy here.

I hope to have the pre-entry breed totals for you later today, but wanted to give a little tease of how many pre-entries submitted. (And those who were up after 11 pm sending in entries crack me up.)

Counts:
Altered Conf 4
Reg Conf 116
Junior 2
Obed 8
PC 36
Rally 11

Prices on the website have been set to Day Of Show prices. You can still submit online entries until this Wednesday at midnight. After that entries will only be accepted at the show starting Saturday morning at 8 am.

I'm so excited to see the show begin! I am looking forward to seeing old friends, make new friends, and see some breeds I have not seen before!

04/02/2023

Regular Counts as of 02/03/23. We've had some new emails for changes and online entries come in today. Those will be included in the final pre-entry counts next week.

02/02/2023

Show Secretary Cindy here. I wanted to give some guidance on entering the show.

PeeWee Junior Showmanship classes, please register day of at the show. This is a free class for your child, and we have great prizes available!

We have online entries available for all other classes, including the puppy match. I highly encourage you to enter online at the discounted pre-entry price until midnight Feb. 5. Starting Monday, Feb. 6, you can still register online, but at the Day Of entry price. This entry option is available until Feb. 8th. The more people who enter online, the faster we can get the shows rolling.

After pre-entries close we will announce the show order for groups!

Also, keep in mind you MUST register for Total Dog or Total Junior. And yes, Precision Coursing now counts as a performance entry! If you need to add Total Dog to your previously submitted entry email us to update your entry, or submit an entry for Rally, Obedience, or Precision Coursing and check the Total Dog option and I'll get you registered for it.

The link here will take you to the various classes entry pages:

Conformation Entries (Regular) Altered Conformation Junior Showmanship Obedience Rally Precision Coursing Match Entry PayPal Fees Are Added Into Entry Total Online at approximately 4.5%.

02/02/2023

We would love to invite any UKC judges or anyone interested in the working heritage of our Catahoulas and Coonhounds to attend our working event on Friday. We’ll then clean up and see you in the ring on Sat & Sun !!!

01/02/2023

Reminder that Pre-entries close Feb 5, then entries will be considered DOS. (online will still be taken until end of day Feb 8th)

We have some great prizes this year! Here is a sneak peak for of a few, we have more and we will have a raffle/ drawing.

30/01/2023

New counts as of 1/29/2023. Pre-Entries close Feb 5 (1 week). Then DOS will be open online until Midnight Wed. Feb 8, after that it will have to be done at the show between 8-9 AM on Saturday for show 1. All PC that is done as DOS at the show for Sat, will be for afternoon runs. We have fun prizes that will be posted later for BIS, BIAS, Best Jr, Best Peewee, Puppy Match.

27/01/2023

Look what we have for the puppy Match! Thanks to Kimberly Martin for this!

25/01/2023

For anyone that has mailed entries...mail is slow. Please let us know if you snail mailed.
[email protected]

23/01/2023

Latest entries as of Jan 22, 2023

21/01/2023

Regular Conformation count as of Jan 20. Get your entries in!

01/12/2022

Pre-Entries open Dec. 1, 2022 and close Feb. 5, 2023
Show dates Feb. 11-12, 2023

22/07/2022

14/07/2022

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12/07/2022

Proceed with Caution While Traveling & Staying at Hotels
By: Alaina House

What a night last night was; after a 16 hour drive…
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24/06/2022

Posted by a preservation breeder who is ALSO a Vet!! Here's the real deal, people:
Watching the Westminster coverage, I was struck by many things, but this remained the most prominent:
So many of these amazing breeds have critically low registrations. Just 600 Sussex Spaniels, to name one. Many of these are breeds that make amazing companion dogs, and the public knows nothing about them.
As a veterinarian, I average seeing about 3 "new puppies" per day (these can be existing or new clients, but new puppies to them), sometimes more, sometimes less. I would guess that about 3-4 of these each MONTH is a purebred dog. And maybe ONE is from a preservation breeder. The others are merle or off color "purebreds" or from mills.
The rest? Every sort of doodle you can imagine, or other mixes such as husky/gsd (no idea who is doing this, but please stop), pomsky, shipoo, havapoo, shichon, cavachon, the list goes on and on.
The sad part is that many of these owners are educated, smart people, who just truly don't know. They don't know about the amazing purebred dogs who would fit so much better in their home. They don't know that buying a purebred dog is buying predictability. They don't know about health testing or breed typical traits or breed typical health concerns. They know they want a puppy and they can go online and order one, and be fooled by photos and words. Some even say "when I got there I knew it was a mill, but I couldn't say no at that point."
We need to do better. We need to promote and educate and...go ahead and crucify me for this...breed more dogs. Stop vilifying breeders who actually breed. Because pretty soon, we are all going to be extinct and all that will be left is designer dogs.
When I can talk to someone BEFORE they get their puppy, I can make a difference. I can educate about breeds that may work for them, about health issues, and about finding the right breeder. But as the veterinarian, all I can do is sigh when I see yet another "cockadoodledont" on my schedule and educate after the fact about pet insurance and training and the things we can do to try to help that particular puppy.
I don't have the solution, but I do know that we have to do better.