Kennel Club of Harare

13/11/2024

Dogs love owner connection and things to do !! We can teach you how.....

06/10/2024

Last weekend we held the KCH SEPTEMBER SHOW – the last Championship Show of the year. Here’s the list & pics of first place & special prize winners, with many also winning Annual Trophies – proudly holding their “silverware” in the pics !!
AGILITY – FIRST PLACES
Non-Contact - Lyn & Max, Sheena & Velvet
Both Contact & Non-Contact - Sheena & Sophie, Tim & Spike (Q in Contact) + Best Agility Dog 2024
DOG JUMPING – FIRST PLACES
Sheena & Velvet, Audrey & Kukar (Q), Pete & Jumper, Lyn & Max (Q) (CC) + Best Dog Jumping Dog 2024,
OBEDIENCE – FIRST PLACES
Audrey & Baxter (C), Bruce & Swift (B), Audrey & Kukar (A), Debbie & Jack (Nov) (Q), Sheena & Velvet (Beg) (Q)
SPECIAL PRIZES to Blessing & Spider for Commitment & Dedication, Les & Jolie for Happiest Agility Dog
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ! 😊

02/09/2024

KCH Agilty Team are doing the Agility Display at this event on Sunday - please come along to support us and this fund raising initiative from VAWZ 🐾
Lots of fun events for your dogs to enter 💕🐾

15/08/2024

BIGGEST CONGRATS OF ALL!!! – to Lyn Pozzo & her poodle Max – what a great day they had in the Agility and Dog Jumping events on Saturday 3rd August....
Not only did Max qualify in all three of the events he competed in BUT..... his Win & Qualification in the DOG JUMPING event was his 3rd time – which earns him the title of CHAMPION!!! Huge congratulations Lyn & Max – your hard work and dedication really paying off, great job!!!

15/08/2024

FIRST PLACE WINNERS in the AGILITY and DOG JUMPING sections at the Rhodesian Ridgeback Championship Show – 03 August 2024
Blessing and Spider, Lyn & Max(QQQ), Pete & Jumper (Q), Sheena & Velvet – CONGRATULATIONS to all dogs and their handlers - Special mention to both Lyn and Pete for doing so with Qualifying Marks!!

15/08/2024

TOP PLACED dogs & handlers in OBEDIENCE at Rhodesian Ridgeback Championship Show – 04 Aug ‘24
FIRSTS - Bruce & Aarron, , Blessing with both Riana & Spider (Q), Sue & Sadie(Q)
SECONDS who also achieved Qualifying marks Debbie & Jack(Q), Irene & Jodi(Q)
Well done everyone! – Great to see so many “Qualifications” enabling these dogs and handlers to progress to the next level.

31/07/2024

22/07/2024

Shared from Harare SPCA site - very important information re vaccinations and health care for our pups 🐶

We get a lot of enquiries about when puppies and adult dogs should be vaccinated.
PARVO VIRUS is deadly if not treated quickly. Our hospital Parvo ward is bursting at the seams with very sickly puppies. Twice in the last week, 2 pups of 6 months of age have been admitted too. One didn't make it.
By vaccinating your puppies at the right time and keeping them away from other dogs till they are fully vaccinated will keep them safe.

09/07/2024

CONGRATS ! to Sadie, a juvenile Dutch Shepherd x German Shepherd and her owner/handler Sue for their achievement at the club on Sunday.
KCH has started running graded tests for it's members who have puppies in training.
Putting them through their paces on various skills they have learned.
Sadie was such a clever girl, she passed two in one day - Elementary & Novice !!
Handler Sue commented "It was really good to see what she can do and what we need to work on. This is great for all puppy owners! :-) "
Well done to you both!!

05/07/2024

!! DOG SAFETY ALERT !!
Lots of reports of dog poisonings in the following areas:
Mount Pleasant, Northwood, Strathaven, Bluffhill, Chisipite, Mandara.
Sadly resulting in many dog deaths, Connected to stealing gate motors at night, but also instances of daytime poisoning.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR DOGS INSIDE AT NIGHT - FOR THEIR PROTCTION AND YOURS.
Dogs are not your first line of defence. They are your warning system.
Ensure you or your gardener/domestic staff look around the yard first thing in the morning for lumps of meat, sadza, any food that poison can be hidden in.

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27/06/2024

July is traditionally our coldest month here in Zim and I hear there is a cold spell coming in...affecting not just us humans but our pets as well.
PLEASE make sure that your kennels are well insulated - lined with old rugs/carpet pieces, LOTS of blankets to snuggle into and are placed under a roof and out of the wind. Perhaps move them into a garage or shed for the winter season.
And a bit more food in your pets diet over this time will help give them more energy to keep warm!
Best scenario would be to move the dogs into the house so they can be as warm and cozy as we are!
Our loyal and loving dogs deserve our best attention and care 🐾🐾

25/06/2024

This past weekend KCH hosted two of the dog fraternity AGM’S, at which annual trophies were awarded to best dog throughout the year in various disciplines. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to...
LYNN POZZO & MAX for walking away with no less than three trophies!!...
Kennel Club of Harare + Working Breeds Club of Mashonaland in OBEDIENCE, DOG JUMPING and WORKING DOG
BRUCE FREEBAIRN & his dog SWIFT - won two titles - OBEDIENCE & WORKING DOG OBEDIENCE
TIM COVARR & SPIKE took the Working Breeds Club of Mashonaland award in AGILITY
Very well done to handlers & dogs for their training efforts and performance – CONSISTENCY IS KEY!!

20/06/2024

Couple of photos of our very busy show weekend with visiting South Africa judge Claire Paterson-Abrolat.

We had competition events in Agility, Dog Jumping and Obedience.
AND... Claire also gave a very interesting and informative talk/demonstration on RALLY - which seems like a very fun way to work with your 4-legged best friend and which we hope to be adding to the club's training program soon.

Congratulations to all the winners, huge thanks to Claire for being with us and to the club committee & members for their hard work in putting it all together. And extra special thanks to Mrs Sally Denis and Salden for the donation of Montego products for prizes.

08/06/2024

We are excited to welcome South African judge, Mrs Claire Patterson-Abrolat, to this event - judging both Agility and Obedience.
Spectators are welcome. Only competing dogs allowed.
Please note: There will be no training classes on this weekend.

19/05/2024

KENNEL CLUB of HARARE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
SUNDAY 19th May - OBEDIENCE FIRST PLACES
BEGINNERS - Sheena & Velvet
NOVICE - Blessing & Spider - with Qualification
A TEST - Tim & Spike
B TEST - Bruce & Arron - with Qualification
And also qualifying with his second dog Swift who took second place.
C TEST - Audrey & Baxter
CONGRATULATIONS to all !!

19/05/2024

KENNEL CLUB of HARARE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
SATURDAY 18th May – AGILITY/DJ FIRST PLACES
CONTACT AGILITY
Tim & Spike – Grade A2
Audrey & Kukar – Grade A1
NON-CONTACT AGILITY
Tim & Spike – Grade A3
Lyn & Max – Grade A1 Med -
with Qualification
Les & Jolie – Grade A1 Lge
DOG JUMPING
Tim & Spike
Sheena & Velvet
Audrey & Kukar
CONGRATULATIONS to all !!

17/05/2024

Please note there are NO TRAINING CLASSES this weekend due to a competition. Saturday: Agility & Dog Jumping, Sunday: Obedience. Both days the events start at 8.30am
Spectators are welcome :-) Only competing dogs will be allowed.

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29/08/2023

Recently our members took part in behavioural and agility workshops given by two top visiting South African trainers. During the behavioural workshops, our members were taught about the Canine Ladder of Aggression.

The ladder of aggression is an illustrated summary of the gestures your dog may use when they are feeling stressed or threatened. The gestures are designed to avert threat and so to avoid escalation towards aggression.

The gestures shown on the lower rungs of the ladder, such as yawning, putting their ears back and raising a paw, mean “I’m feeling worried – don’t threaten me – please calm down”.

Those on the higher rungs of the ladder, such as growling, snapping and biting mean “Stop! Leave me alone right now!” Understanding the meaning of these gestures and encouraging your family members to be more aware of them, will help avoid the last resort of aggression.