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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 during the year in order to qualify for any club awards
(or a combination of 24 hours working club events.)  The club offers very nice awards to individuals
obtaining AKC titles on their dog(s). Our annual awards  banquet is held in January on a weekend
day with a brief meeting following.

MRKC is host to many events throughout the year. Some of our annual events include an agility trial,
an all breed conformation show,  and an obedience and  rally trial.  We also host a health clinic each
year.  In June, before our club meeting, we hold our annual BBQ picnic at one of the lakeside
pavillions in 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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Please note:  MRKC and it's members promote 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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