Cyclone Country Kennel Club

Cyclone Country Kennel Club The Ames area's foremost source for high-quality puppy classes, as well as courses in more advanced obedience and conformation.

No matter your dog's age or skill, there's a class for you. Join us for a session or become a member. Cyclone Country Kennel Club (CCKC) was established to provide classes and services that uphold the standards of quality maintained by the American Kennel Club. Since the 1960s, CCKC has provided the Ames area with the invaluable Super Puppy class, as well as classes in more advanced obedience and

conformation. In addition, the club annually hosts an agility trial, an all-breed and obedience show, a fun match, a hunting-dog seminar and a tattoo and identification clinic. Public service activities include visits to nursing homes, hospitals and schools, as well as public demonstrations about dog health, training and breed information.

Cyclone Country Kennel Club is excited to offer a new class for their September 2026 session. The Advanced Beginner clas...
09/02/2026

Cyclone Country Kennel Club is excited to offer a new class for their September 2026 session. The Advanced Beginner class will be geared towards preparing to take the Helping And Healing Paws Therapy Dog test. The class will have an included AKC CGC test on the last night of classes, and the HHP test will be done the weekend following the class. The teams that pass the test are eligible to register with HHP Therapy Dogs and share the joy that is your dog.

Please see our “back to school” post for more information on registration.

Helping and Healing Paws Elements Test 1: Brief Temperament Test - Evaluator rushes excitedly to greet the team. The ears, teeth, feet, and paws are examined examined Test 2: Entry Table/Registration - Examiner Inspects for proper grooming. Collars will be check Test 3: Out of site - Han...

09/01/2026

Everybody's back to school!
Registration for September classes opens 7pm Friday, September 4. Schedule in comments.
Edit: we had some technical difficulties with our website that has no been fixed!
Link to register for classes is here:

https://cckcames.wordpress.com/registration/

07/28/2026

Due to the heat and wildfire smoke, the board decided to cancel our general membership meeting tomorrow night. Stay cool!

Congratulations to the graduates from Monday evening Beginner Class! Keep up the good work!
07/13/2026

Congratulations to the graduates from Monday evening Beginner Class! Keep up the good work!

Congrats to our newest 4-6 Month Puppy Class! They worked hard and have succeeded! Keep up the good work!
07/08/2026

Congrats to our newest 4-6 Month Puppy Class! They worked hard and have succeeded! Keep up the good work!

Congratulations to the graduates from Tuesday evening Beginner Class! Fiona, Oliver, Winston, and Xena!
07/08/2026

Congratulations to the graduates from Tuesday evening Beginner Class! Fiona, Oliver, Winston, and Xena!

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of CCKC’s Super Puppy class! We hope to see you all back in September!
07/03/2026

Congratulations to the most recent graduates of CCKC’s Super Puppy class! We hope to see you all back in September!

06/30/2026

Due to excessive heat, there will be NO conformation handling class on Wednesday, July 1st.

Ben and Dude spent some time this week with students at ISU's Vet Med. as they prepare for their finals next week. The s...
05/09/2026

Ben and Dude spent some time this week with students at ISU's Vet Med. as they prepare for their finals next week. The students loved the fur time break and the dogs loved all the attention. The boys even gave them plenty of good luck glitter to take with them. Wishing them all good results next week!

Today was the final day of adventures at the Iowa State University Library. Students so appreciated the opportunity to...
05/08/2026

Today was the final day of adventures at the Iowa State University Library. Students so appreciated the opportunity to meet the dogs and take a study break ahead of final exams! Today’s club members who participated were Mark Boeck’s Billy, Julie Courtwright’s Dudley, and Michelle & Don Finch’s Cole & Jett! Club members who earn their Canine Good Citizen, ARL TheraPets, or Therapy Dog International certifications have the opportunity to visit Barks@Parks, as well as participate in other community outreach events!

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205 E 2nd Street
Ames, IA
50010

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