Tri-State Kennel Club

03/21/2026

Thank you to Michelle Shadwick CCAS for offering a fantastic Fitness for Agility seminar today. We have several new Agile Athletes!

03/12/2026

Congratulations are in order to Apollo, Ross, Dahlia, Rex, Zay Zay, Lt, Tess, and Tucker, and Tilly and their owners. Across these 9 dogs 18 certifications were earned tonight! Students had their final sessions of Fit Dog Level 1 and Canine Good Citizen/Trick Dog class, and demonstrated the skills they have learned. Everyone did amazing working on expanding their relationships with their dogs and learning new skills.

03/07/2026

Did you know that a dog's nose has approximately 300 million scent receptors, while humans only have about 6 million?!?

Would you like to put that nose to work?

Sign up for our Beginner Scent Work class, taught by AKC Judge Misty Bowen!

This class is an introduction to AKC Scent Work. The class instructor, Misty Bowen, will teach via zoom, while the students are at our building to work on the exercises. (After paying, please sen…

03/03/2026

Congratulations to the nine graduates of the winter session of TSKC’s hybrid STAR Puppy and Beginner Home Manners class! Completing BHM were James and Iris, Justin and Kelce, and Julie and Remi. And six teams passed their STAR Puppy evaluation: Shawn and Pepper; Challes and Jon-Michael with Van Gogh; Kristin and Hank; Joan and Elsbeth; S. with Kirby; and K. with Hardy. The dogs were a delight, and the handlers were motivated. A special thank you to Lisa Brown for leading the class, Nikki Gonzales for assisting and Kali Sweet for evaluating tonight.

02/19/2026

BEGINNER SCENT WORK CLASS!!!!!

We are excited to announce a Beginner Scent Work class, taught by AKC Judge Misty Bowen. Class will begin 3/25 at 5:30 and go for 6 weeks. This class will lay the foundations for AKC Scent Work, and includes a beginner kit so you can practice at home. Sign up now to secure your spot!

This class is an introduction to AKC Scent Work. The class instructor, Misty Bowen, will teach via zoom, while the students are at our building to work on the exercises. (After paying, please sen…

01/27/2026

Joplin schools have called off for tomorrow, January 27th, so there will be no conformation class. Stay safe and warm!

01/25/2026

In keeping with club policy to cancel classes when Joplin R8 calls off in-person learning, Monday night’s training classes are canceled. This will push everything back a week. Stay warm, be safe and keep practicing with your doggos!

01/14/2026

Entries are open! Join us 4/25 for (2) Fetch Tests - All Levels, CGC & CGCA Testing & a Fit Dog Walk! Click this link for the Entry Form & to pay.
https://joplindogs.com/fetch-testing-2/

01/11/2026

On January 11, Tri-State Kennel Club hosted its annual awards potluck dinner. The purpose of this event is to honor the achievements of our dogs and their handlers in 2025. The awards committee handed out the following awards:

Scent Work handler of the year: Misty Bowen
Barn Hunt handler of the year: Jennifer Kimberlin
Conformation owner/handler of the year: Joan Gardner
Agility handler of the year: Linda Scorse
Rally Obedience handler of the year: Lorri Sheets
Tail Wagger award: Kristen Hawkins
Member of the Year: Brandy Lawrence

Also, the committee has established a new tradition, the hall of fame. We believe all dogs are special, but this honor is intended to spotlight those dogs that exhibit just a little extra something. There were two inductees this year: Bailey, a Standard Poodle owned and loved by Ronda Murphy; and Sasha, a Belgian Malinois owned and loved by Lynn Simmons. Commemorative plaques and photos of each dog will be placed on the wall at the kennel club building.

Congratulations to all the honorees!

12/22/2025

New year new…dog? January is right around the corner. If you’re interested in encorporating more fitness into your dog’s lifestyle in an accessible fun way while staying out of the cold we have just the thing for you! We have 6 slots left for our AKC Fit Dog Level 1 Group Class starting January 28th.

Fit Dog 1 covers all the skills needed to help handlers to improve their dog’s flexibility, form, and balance as well as strengthen your dog’s muscles and over fitness whether for sports or just everyday life. This course is heavy on positive reinforcement, and a great opportunity to build teamwork and focus with your dog.

Reserve your spot now at:
https://joplindogs.com/product/fit-dog-class-sweet/

Does your dog have other goals for 2026? Drop their New Year’s resolution in the comments!

10/20/2025

A big congratulations to our competitor's who received new titles at our Fetch Testing 10/18: Benka Pulko Carr & Fionn - Retriever & Shanti in Intermediate, Cathy Paith & Gilmour - Novice and Kayte Dunaway & Mac who got their first pass in Advanced. Kayte also earned CGCA on Mac & Chance. Quite a few people did the Fit Fog Walk to earn points towards titles. I want to extend my thanks to Mother Nature for breaking long enough to knock this out and to our judges, Lana Casady & Kali Sweet, our Chair, Amber Chrysler and to Nikki Gonzales for doing the CGC & CGCA testing and to Kayte Dunaway, Cathy Paith, Venita Henson, and Kristen Hawkins for helping.

10/17/2025

FETCH TESTING WEATHER STATEMENT FOR 10/18!!!!

Our area tomorrow is expecting scattered rain chances with possible low grade thunderstorms for most of the day.

In light of this, we are giving entered competitors a couple of options. Those are:

1. Come and see whether we can proceed with Fetch Testing outside in between showers.

2. Get a refund of your entries.

CGC/CGCA testing can still happen in our building.

The Fit Dog Walk will happen only if the weather permits.

Please notify the trial secretary ASAP of your choice. Emails have been sent to competitors.

We will tentatively be holding another Fetch, CGC, CGCA and Fit Dog Walk in April. We may also add other things to this.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Our competitor's safety is our priority.