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KEYSTONE CANINE TRAINING CLUB (KCTC)
Keystone Canine Training Club offers dog and puppy training in the Pittsburgh, PA area. We are a non-profit organization mainly devoted to providing Basic Obedience training to dogs and their owners, to make their pets well-behaved family members and welcome members of the community. We also offer classes in more advanced Obedience, Agility, Rally, and Canine Good Citizen (CGC)/Therapy Dogs International (TDI). We have certified CGC and TDI evaluators. In addition, we have an extensive Community Outreach program, and give frequent demonstrations (including dance routines and “doggie weddings”) at senior citizen homes, day care centers, community events, and nursing homes. Our events have been featured in local newspapers and cable television. Our classes are open to the public. All of our instructors and officers are strictly volunteers, who freely donate their time and energy to benefit the community. See the Testimonials page for some comments on our classes. Click on the Flyer to learn more about KCTC and what it has to offer. We are located in Baldwin Borough, in the south suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA.
NOTE - There is major construction at Curry Hollow Road and Broughton Road until 2013. Use the DIRECTIONS page on our website to get directions to the club.
UPCOMING EVENTS BELOW. (CLICK HERE FOR PAST EVENTS.)
We are offering CGC and TDI testing on Wednesday, February 29, starting at 6:30 pm. There is a limit of 8 dogs. To reserve a time slot, contact Pam Lewis at samoyed4@verizon.net. The testing fee is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.
WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE FEATURES KCTC TEACUP TRIALS, AMBER, AND TIFFANY
The Wall Street Journal ran an article about Teacup Agility on Februay 1, 2012. Mentioned prominently were KCTC and two of our Teacup dogs, Amber and Tiffany Bandi. There are nice pictures of both dogs in the article too! Click here to read the article.
TEACUP
AGILITY TRIAL
Our next Teacup Agility trial will be April 28 & 29, with run-thrus on the evening of April 27.
Click here for the Premium List (pdf).
NEWS
FLASH…..WE NOW HAVE
RUBBERIZED
CONTACT EQUIPMENT!!!
JUDGE:
Debbie Nosse,
Bridgeport, WV
We will have 5 runs per day on our padded rubber ring:
Saturday: Weakest Link
Game; Std Class 1; Std Class 2; Tunnel Snooker Game; Std Class 3
Sunday: Power & Speed Game; Std Class 4; Std Class 5; Dealer’s Choice
Game; Std Class 6
Entries Open on February 15, 2012; Entries Close at 6:00 pm April 21, 2012.
Day of trial entries for an additional $5.00 fee per dog per day.
Friday, April 27, 2012, KCTC will offer Teacup run thrus from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. For pre-registration, contact the Trial Chairman by email. (Pre-registration is not required.)
Cost: $5.00 per run or $12 for unlimited runs.
NEW NOSEWORK LEVEL 1 CLASS ADDED
Due to high demand, we are adding another Nosework 1 class on Thursday at 8:30 pm. This is the introductory level Nosework class.
2011 TITLES
In 2011, 44 KCTC dogs earned 178 titles -- a new record! Congratulations to all those who earned new titles. The banquet page has been updated, listing all dogs who earned titles in 2011.
AKC ALL BREED OBEDIENCE TRIAL
The Three Rivers Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh will be holding an AKC All-Breed Obedience Trial on Saturday, February 4th, 20112. Click here for more information.
OPEN OBEDIENCE CLASS
Our Open Obedience class is normally held every-other Saturday at 9:00 am. Julie Agosti is the instructor, and she teaches the skills need for AKC Open Obedience. It is intended for handlers ready to move on the AKC Open from AKC Novice, although a Novice title is not a prerequisite to attend this class. It is a drop-in class, and the fee is $10. The next dates are February 11 & 25; then March 3, 17, and 31.
CONFORMATION CLASS AND INTRODUCTION TO CONFORMATION
Conformation class with Clare Schmalz and Bill Colbert is held every Wednesday at 8:30 pm, even between class sessions. Drop-ins are welcome! Introduction to Conformation is a regular 7-week session. This session will be sponsored by WPKA.
DONNA ROHAUS AGILITY LESSONS
International Agility competitor Donna Rohaus of Agility CAPabilties gives private and group agility lessons at KCTC. Donna will be doing private lessons on Thursday, Feb 9 and Thursday, Feb 23. Contact Dan Goldberg to reserve a time slot.
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
KCTC Membership meetings are held the third Sunday of each month (except December) at 7:00 PM, in the Council Chambers room at the Bethel Park Municipal Building. The next meeting will be Sunday, February 19.
Last Updated: February 3, 2011
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