Looking for a club of dedicated owners, breeders, & exhibitors
of purebred dogs who share your passion?

Contact CCKC membership chairman
Billie Thompson & come to a meeting!

CCKC News

CCKC offers versatility & owner-handled championship awards for members and their dogs.

AKC News

AKC delegate body rejects realignment plan that would have created 4 new groups. See the March meeting minutes.

AKC has two [(1), (2)] new posters for download & distribution. Check them out & pass them along! 

New Rally rules go into effect April 4. Find them at http://www.akc.org/events/rally/2012info.cfm

See the AKC October 2011 board minutes for increases in registration fees beginning January 1, 2012 and other decisions.

AKC recognizes the breeders who go above and beyond to produce healthy puppies with the Breeder of Merit program, where passion meets dedication: For more information, http://www.akc.org/breederofmerit/index.cfm

AKC launches grand champion ranking system: AKC now ranks dogs that continue to accumulate points after achieving a Grand Champion title. For more information, http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=4225

Ohio legislative news

For information on "How a Bill Becomes Law in Ohio," go to http://www.ohiosenate.gov/how-a-bill-becomes-a-law.html

HB 14 removes "pit bull" from Ohio's vicious dog law!

The following bills affect dogs and dog owners and aresubject to action during the 2011-12 legislative session.

HB 14, a bill to strike breed specific language from Ohio law to delete breed-specific provision in state law and update the animal control law passed the Legislature was signed by Governor Kasich.

HB 25 allows courts to order counseling for juveniles convicted of animal cruelty, includes family pets in domestic violence protection orders, and raises the penalty for cruelty to farm animals. HB 25 was introduced by Butler County Representative Courtney Combs. The bill is at http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_HB_25. Update: The House passed HB 25 on June 11, 2011. The bill has not been schedued for hearings in the Senate.

HB 108 allows a prosecutor to charge a kennel owner or employee with a felony for violating the state's animal cruelty law. HB 108 passed the House Criminal Justice Committee and awaits avote by the full House. The bill is at http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_HB_108

SB 130 is a kennel licensing bill that passed the Senate in early February and goes to the House for hearings. For more information, visit our legislative page.

Keep up with legislative issues affecting dog owners throughout the US on the AKC website at http://www.akc.org/news/sections/legislative_alerts.cfm

Looking for a purebred dog to join your family?

Visit our breed & breeder referral page!

Enter our Obedience/Rally trials
June 9-10

Rally & Obedience both days at Clermont County Dog Training Club, Milford.

Billie Thompson, trials chairman

Download premium list

Ring rentals Friday night June 8, 6-8 p.m.
$10 for 10 minutes of training time for the obedience or Rally ring
or $5/run or $10 for 3 runs. Contact Kath Cook, kath@obeydog.com

Annual All-breed Show Weekend
September 7-9

at Clermont County Fairgrounds, Owensville

Includes a Health Fair, Obedience & Rally Trials, Vendors, Education Booth, & Puppy Match

Chairman, Charlene Byrum    Obedience/Rally chairman, Denise Gordon   
Puppy Match chairman, Darla Miller

CCKC is a member of
The American Kennel Club	The National Animal Interest Alliance	Ohio Valley Dog Owners
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