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ABOUT MRKC


Missouri Rhineland Kennel Club meets in January, March, June, August, October and November. Visitors are always welcomed! New members are encouraged to join as we'd love to see our club keep growing.  Please see the club calendar on our Events page for meeting times and locations. 

We are a working club and members are required to work at least eight hours per year at club events and attend at least two club meetings in order to qualify for any club awards. The club offers very nice awards to individuals obtaining titles on their dog(s) in conformation or performance venues. Our annual awards banquet is held in January on a weekend day with a brief meeting following.

MRKC is host to many shows and trials throughout the year. Some of our annual events include an agility trial in July, an all breed conformation, obedience and rally show in September and a tracking trial in the winter, and then we have our health clinic in April. In June, before our club meeting, we hold a BBQ picnic at the Washington Park.

We have several members that are active in AKC conformation showing, obedience, rally, field, tracking and agility.  To learn more about these AKC events visit www.akc.org.   If you have a purebred dog, that is not AKC registered, you can obtain an ILP registration through AKC and compete in AKC events.   But our club is not strictly about competing with your dog.  We have several pet owners of mixed and pure breed dogs as well. 

Many of our club members are experienced in dog training and offer classes, such as puppy kindergarten, basic obedience, advanced obedience, tracking, rally, and conformation. Join us at a club meeting to learn more about our club and our members. Feel free to email us for more information. 


                                            Our email address is missourirhinelandkc @ yahoo.com 
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MRKC promotes responsible breeding.   If you are looking to add a dog to your family, please learn about the breed beforehand.  The internet is a useful tool in learning.  We suggest buying your new puppy from a responsible breeder who has experience in the breed and allows you to see where the puppy was raised and at least one of the parents.  This breeder will ask you to fill out an application because they want to make sure their puppies are going to wonderful homes.  They will also ask you to spay/neuter your puppy if he/she is not going to be used in conformation showing. 

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