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APHIS Releases 2024

Impact Report,

Enforcement Activity

Summary Data

Friday, January 17, 2025 Earlier this week, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) published its 2024 Impact Report, which provides an overview of the agency’s activities and successes. APHIS oversees over 17,500 breeders, dealers, and exhibitors; research facilities, transporters, and dog importers who are subject to the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA). For more information…

Federal Update: CDC

to Revisit Dog

Importation Rules in

2025

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided public notice that it will propose revisions and certifications to the requirements for the importation of dogs that it finalized earlier in 2024. The dog import rule that was implemented last August was designed to limit the public health risk of dogs being imported into the U.S. with DMRVV (canine rabies). The American Kennel Club (AKC) strongly supports the intent of protecting pet and public health, but remains concerned that the 2024 rule is overly broad and fails to recognize the range of factors that contribute to or mitigate actual risk. AKC continues to work with diverse groups of stakeholders and lawmakers to express these concerns. For more information…

Fun, Food, and Frivolity – All Dogs are Welcome!

Are you or your dog looking for something to do together between September 4th and the 7th? Is the usual neighborhood walk getting you nowhere? Has your dog taken up the habit of barking and digging in the yard out of boredom? Could it be that you and your dog just need a little more bonding time or a few days of plain ole’ fun? If you answer YES to any of these, we have the answer! Once again, Warren County Kennel Club and The German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Cincinnati present “Dog-OH-Rama”, a four-day set of athletic, behavior, education, and entertainment events focused on DOGS, with plenty of opportunities for both you and your dog to enjoy! What sorts of things? Here’s a list of family friendly fun we have planned: AKC FastCAT® (Coursing Ability Test), AKC testing including Temperament, Farm Dog (TBD), Fetch, Canine Good Citizen (CGC), Trick Dog, etc. [CLICK HERE] for more information. By the way, there will be a separate non-AKC dock diving event on Friday through Sunday of the same weekend right there in Armco Park presented by Ultimate Air Dogs. Even if you or your dog can’t swim, do come and support the fun.

WCKC 50th Anniversary History Project

Two years ago when we bought our new trailer, while cleaning out the old one we came across some old binders filled with win pictures. They were from three shows and two fun matches from 1994, 1996, and 1997. While interesting to flip through, it dawned on many of us…We didn’t recognize any of the people in the pictures. That’s where you come in. Granted, our membership can identify a few faces here and there, but the vast majority of these people are lost to history. However, you might see someone in them that you recognize, be they an exhibitor, judge, bystander, or maybe even a dog or two. So, click on the “History Project” link above and take a look to see if you can put a name to a face. There is a button on each page that will take you to a form to enter your identification…or at least best guess. And, of course, we thank you for your participation in the project.

Drum Roll Please…

On April 30th, the AKC announced it’s National Owner-Handled Series (NOHS) Regional Events calendar. This is a very prestigious honor for those clubs hosting these shows in preparation for the series finals in Orlando, FL next year. Of course, to make the news here, there had to be something special in that announcement, and sure enough there was. In March of 2025, Warren County Kennel Club was one of these NOHS Regional events in conjunction with our 50th anniversary show. We couldn’t be more pleased and proud. So, if you’re an owner-handler who participated, we hope you had a great time participating and wish you well in your journey to Orlando. If you’re curious as to what the NOHS is all about, [Click Here] for more information.

Our 2025 Conformation Shows are now History

On March 29th through the 30th, Warren County Kennel Club will held our 50th anniversary conformation shows at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio. We ran eight conformation rings, along with Farm Dog and Fetch events as well. Moreover, on Friday, we hosted one of the eight National Owner Handler Series (NOHS) Regional events leading up to the NOHS Finals in Orlando Florida. Our number of specialties increased this year for the Friday before the shows, to include Boxers, Great Danes, Shetland Sheepdogs, Siberian Huskies, and Weimaraners. Of course, holding such events takes a lot of work and we truly appreciate our volunteers who helped to make everything happen.

Calling All Dog Lovers

The past few years have been tough on WCKC and the dog sport in general. While performance events such as Agility, Fast CAT, and Rally Obedience are holding their own or growing, Conformation numbers are dropping considerably. This includes the interest in joining dog clubs, leading some clubs to simply close their doors. To attempt to reverse the trend, WCKC is always looking for new members to hopefully bring new life into our club. And we’re not just talking Conformation only. We’re open to all venues and are licensed by AKC for Conformation, Obedience, Rally-Obedience, and Fast CAT. So, if you’re into any of those venues…or even if you just like dogs and want to come hang out with a bunch of crazy dog people, come join us and see what we’re all about. The meeting time and location for our next meeting is posted on the Events page and we sure would like to see you there.

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