The Barker Blog
Dog Show Scenes
Sometimes it is better to watch than read. Watch scenes from the 2022 MCKC All-Breed Dog Show here.
Corgi’s Featured During Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
From The National News UK: Nicky Harley London May 31, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II’s love of corgis is being celebrated as part of her platinum jubilee with a trail of giant statues of the dogs set up throughout London. The trail, called The Queen & Her Corgis, comprises 19 giant corgi statues located in public spaces, gardens, stations, […]
How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs
REPRINTED FROM NPR: SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France — It all started with a distressing photo of a man and his dog, trying to board a train out of Ukraine in the early days of the Russian invasion. The picture was posted on a Facebook group for Irish setter lovers of the world. “And there was really a crowd everywhere, […]
The Pilot Briefing
On May 2, an ad for our dog show was seen by the subscribers to The Pilot Briefing. This is an email newsletter that comes out on Mondays at 7 PM.
THE SWAY
Born to be Styled!! Our Dog Show’s listing in The Sway, an E-Newsletter focusing on events in our area.
PILOT ONLINE LEADERBOARDS
Advertising Our Upcoming Dog Show If you are one of the 100,000 readers of The Pilot Online, you may have seen our advertisement for our upcoming Dog Show in The Pilot Online May 1-7, 2022.
Congratulations Lisa Schrank and The Huntsman
Fancy Pants
GCH Brogan Fine Feathers CA CAT Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of Atlanta, Perry GA – April 2022 BEST OF BREED! Moore County Kennel Club All-Breed Shows, Pinehurst, NC – May 8, 2022 BEST OF BREED AGAIN!! Congratulations Owners: Carol L Dowd, Mari Carroll
Future So Bright . . . Wears Sunglasses
Lisa Schrank Cavalier King Charles Spaniel “GUNNER” 4-6 Month Baby Puppy Classes Best Of Breed Toy Group FIRST BOTH DAYS – Moore County Kennel Club’s May 2022 Shows
Shadow Hills News
Shadow Hill’s City of Love (Sheltie) MOORE COUNTY KENNEL CLUB May Dog Show: Winners Bitch Best of Opposite Sex Shadow Hill’s All My Favorite Colors (Border Collie) MOORE COUNTY KENNEL CLUB ON SUNDAY: Winners Bitch Both dogs are owned and handled by Jane Hammett Bright
Dinner, Drinks, Dog Talk
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 6:00 PM Table On The Green Restaurant at Midland Country Club A Social evening TONIGHT to celebrate the success of our dog show and raise a glass.* *One drink complements of our club.
Springfest 2022 Report
Double Click on image to see the photos most vividly It takes a Village. No doubt. And Moore County Kennel Club proves that every year. As I write this evening, Saturday, April 30, 2022, I am dog tired. And so is my dog, Brielle. As most of you know, today was Springfest, and our Club […]
2022 DOG SHOW
The big day is on the way. MCKC’s 2022 Dog Show will take place May 7-8, 2022. Click here to see the schedule.
JUNE AGILITY TRIALS
FUN DAY COMMITTEE
Lynn Cox, Carol Dowd Kamalbake, Naomi Johnson, Mary Wood, Brenda Lewis, and Andrea Gumrich have graciously agreed to for a FUN DAY COMMITTEE, which will tackle ideas of the things we can do together for fun, separate from our regular meetings. Thank you, ladies.
DOG SHOW UPDATE
Moore County Kennel Club’s Dog Show will take place May 7-8, 2022 at the Polo Fields in Pinehurst, located behind the Harness Track at 200 Beulah Church Road, Pinehurst. Need help with parking – Air traffic controllers for the upper lot area to direct people to the location of where they will park after the […]
Dog Show Marketing
Promoting our show is very important. Ellen has been submitting the event to as many “free” places as possible, including several local Facebook Groups, Convention & Visitors Bureau in Moore County and some of the surrounding counties, The board considered several media recommendations and approved $450 advertising budget with the Pilot to include: The Pilot […]
OVER $150,000 GIVEN
to Dog Related Charities Since 2010 This past Month: $1,000 to the Pinehurst K9 Unit $1,000 to the Southern Pines K9 Unit $1,000 to the Moore County Sherriff’s K9 Unit $1,000 to Ukraine Dogs in Distress. Thank you Treasurer, Betty Chapman for making all of this happen, and also for being patient enough to learn […]
Springfest Volunteer Schedule
Thank you volunteers for agreeing to work during Springfest on April 30. I’m not sure this can actually be called work, since it is so much fun! Our Booth is located at the Corner of NE Broad & E Penn, in Southern Pines. We really could use more volunteers, whether or not they bring their dogs. If interested, please contact [email protected].
SPRINGFEST
The Springfest Booth is an important way we will use to promote our club and dog show attendance. Check out links at bottom for Scheduling. If you’re not on the list, please contact [email protected].
MINUTES – April 13, 2022
What a great meeting. It was a beautiful opportunity to say hey to old friends and meet new. If there are any updates or corrections to the minutes, please contact [email protected].
Local Revenue
According to a study done by the American Kennel Club, the average conformation exhibitor spends $685 per weekend in the community holding the event. That translates to almost $700,000 for Moore County.
Meeting Reminder
Dog Talk, Drinks, Dinner
Please join us for our next Club Meeting – 6:00 PM General Membership after the 5:00 PM Board Meeting