Welcome!
Education, Training and Competition!
We are a club of dog sports enthusiasts in North Central Washington with our training center located in East Wenatchee, Washington. The mission of the Wenatchee Kennel Club (WKC) is to promote responsible pet ownership and to engage handlers and dogs in learning activities that exercise the brains and muscles of both handlers and dogs. We welcome all purebred and mixed breed dogs and their handlers who want to build great canine companionship. The Wenatchee Kennel Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
We offer dog training classes year-round for dog owners and handlers and their dogs. We teach you how to train your dog to get the behaviors you want using positive methods. You will love your dog even more through this process, which will reflect in your dog’s love for you. Our Pet Foundation classes include training for puppies through adult dogs.
Many of our classes are geared towards participation in various dog sports such as Agility, Obedience, Rally Obedience, Tracking, Dog Shows (Conformation), Hunt Tests, and others. Generally, our 7-week classes begin every two months.
We host several events each year under the rules of the American Kennel Club. While we encourage membership, you don’t have to be a member to participate in our classes, events or general meetings.
2024-2025 Save the Dates!
December 20th - 6pm
Registration opens for January-February classes.
2025
February 22nd - 6pm
Registration opens for March-April classes.
March 14th-16th
AKC Tracking Tests
KV Ranch Palisades, WA
Tracking Dog (TD) and Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX)
April 5th-6th
Handler Discrimination
Wenatchee Kennel Club
April 22nd - 6pm
Registration opens for May-June classes.
May 3rd-4th
“double-double” Hunt Tests
Hughes Ranch - Almira, WA
May 16th-18th
Spring Scent Work Trial
Chelan County Expo Center
June 22nd - 6pm
Registration opens for July-August classes.
August 22nd - 6pm
Registration opens for September-October classes.
September 19th-21st
Fall Scent Work Trial
Chelan County Expo Center
October 10th-12th
WKC Agility Trial
Confluence State Park
October 17-19th
All Breed Dog Show; Obedience; Rally; FAST CAT; Health Clinics
Chelan County Expo Center
October 22nd - 6pm
Registration opens for November-December classes.
2024-2025 Meetings
and Programs
Our General Meetings are open to all who are interested in learning about our Club. Board Meetings are open to club members, except when the Board meets in executive session.
General Meetings are held at our training center on the last Monday of the month and begin at 6:30pm unless otherwise noted. Board Meetings are held at the Masonic Lodge the first Monday of the month and begin at 6pm, unless otherwise noted.
GENERAL MEETINGS
November 24th - 6pm-8pm
Photos with Santa
(No business meeting!)
2025
January 25th - 6pm - Masonic Lodge
Annual membership dinner and awards ceremony. Guests can attend with a club member.
February 24th
Program: TBD
April 28th
Program: TBD
June 30th
Program: TBD
August 25th
Program: TBD
October 27th - 6pm
Halloween Party
November 24th
Photos with Santa
(Tentative)
BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETINGS
November 4th; December 2nd; January 6th; February 3rd; March 3rd; April 7th; May 5th; June 2nd; July 7th; August 4th; September 8th; October 6th; November 3rd; December 1st
Facility Updates
and News
2024 Professional Services/Dog Training
WKC Pup of the Month - Pepper
Pepper’s Story, by Kris Marohl
Pepper has done just 22 days total of agility trialing. He has earned titles in Novice Standard, Open Standard, Novice JWW, Open JWW, Excellent JWW, Novice FAST, Open FAST and Excellent FAST in 8” preferred. This August I decided to start running Pepper at 12” regular. He has already earned titles in Novice Standard, Novice JWW, Open JWW and has a Q in Excellent JWW. Pepper absolutely loves running agility. He goes bananas when my alarm goes off for class. His drive, focus and ability continue to amaze me.
This past weekend at the Wenatchee Agility Trial Pepper qualified in 6/8 of his runs and earned 3 titles. I am very proud of “Team Pepper” and hope we are able to do this sport for a very long time.
I am truly thankful for finding “My people” at WKC. I appreciate everyone who has been so patient with me while I make mistakes and learn. I also look forward to my new role in the club as an instructor!
We’d love to feature YOUR pup! Send a favorite photo and short bio to wkc@wenatcheekennelclub.com and we’ll make your pup famous! :)
After a year of grieving for my 12 yr-old American Eskimo, who died from cancer, I felt my heart might finally be open to another dog. Jan Short at Okandogs introduced me to Pepper and it was love at first sight for both of us. Jan said, “I think he might make a good agility dog”. I thought - Huh, agility, that is something I think I might like to try. My four kids are grown, and now I finally have the time to try out this dog sport.
Pepper had a rough start in life. He was often left alone in a crate for days before being given up to Okandogs at around 4 ½ mo. by a concerned family member of his owner. He was not potty trained and did not like being left alone. Pepper is my “Velcro”, love bug dog. He wants to always be with me. We walk, hike and train almost every day.
