Oak Ridge Kennel Club

09/29/2026

Subject: ❌❌🛑🛑🛑 Unfortunately this speaker has had to cancel. She will reschedule. Membership meeting is still happening at 7 pm EST

ORKC October Meeting Guest Presentation

Please join us at our October ORKC meeting Thursday Oct 1 at 7pm! We are looking forward to a presentation by certified canine fitness trainer Tracy Harp. Tracy will describe her path to becoming a trainer, why fitness is so important for our canine athletes and companions, and demonstrate a warm up exercise with her dog.

Tracy Harp CCFT

Dogs have always been a huge part of my life, and I’ve always loved being active and involved in their training. I competed in AKC agility and disc dog with my dog Casey and was working towards her excellent/master titles when she was diagnosed with an iliopsoas strain. Going through that experience with Casey opened my eyes to how important strength, conditioning, body awareness, and proper fitness training are for our dogs.
That experience sparked a passion in me to learn more about canine fitness and how we can help our dogs become stronger, healthier and better prepared for the activities they love. It ultimately led me to become a certified canine fitness trainer (CCFT) which I attained through the University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine in Knoxville TN.
I'm also fortunate to teach along side Naoko Blue and Linda Bayless in the Agility Foundation Class. I help students
Learn how to incorporate proper warm-ups, cool-downs, fitness training and mental games into their dogs training to develop the physical and mental tools they need to enjoy an active life.
My goal is to make fitness fun, purposeful, and something that both dogs and their people enjoy doing together. Whether a dog is competing in agility, disc, dock diving, flyball, rally or simply wants to stay active. I believe the right fitness foundation can help them feel stronger, move better, and enjoy what they love for years to come!

My goal is to make fitness fun, purposeful, and something that both dogs and their people enjoy doing together. Whether a dog is competing in agility, disc, dock diving, flyball, rally or simply wants to stay active. I believe the right fitness foundation can help them feel stronger, move better, and enjoy what they love for years to come!

09/22/2026

Entries open Weds, Sept 23 at 8:00am ET for the fall ORKC Obedience and Rally trials. The November 7-8, 2026, event will be conveniently located at Ultimutt Knoxville, a climate-controlled facility, in west Knoxville. We will be offering one obedience and two rally trials each day on Saturday and Sunday. Details in the premium regarding ring rental and early crating for Friday evening.

Premium available athttps://showentries.info/up/2026-11-ORKC-PremiumList.pdf

Online entry available with no surcharge https://showentriesinfo.com/smartform/view.php?id=50769

If you have any questions, please email Susan Varrasso at [email protected].

We hope to see you there!

09/17/2026

Congratulations to these amazing teams who earned AKC Virtual ACT agility titles at Oak Ridge Kennel Club! ( pending AKC approval) 🙌🏼🏃🏻‍➡️🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️🐶🏵️

Gregg and Gus ACTJ1 (Cardigan Welsh Corgi)
Jean and Reesie ACTJ2 (Lagotto Romagnola)
Miranda and Jean ACTJ2 (Australian Cattledog)
Ashley and Peppers ACTJ1 (All American)
Joe and Finley ACTJ1 (Australian Shepherd)
Becky and Antonio ACTJ1 ( Wire Fox Terrier)

09/03/2026

October/November 2026 Class Schedule. Please note registration dates. No early registration will be accepted!

Classes start Oct 12th unless otherwise stated on schedule.

Register: https://www.jotform.com/261013546199054

08/10/2026

Thank you to all the teams who came out and tested their dogs in the ATT / Temperament Tests, Fetch and Trick tests. We had over 100 tests with AMAZING dogs and handlers. Wish we had more photos but if others took pictures Please share! Thank you also for All the helpers from set up to take down and ALL the people who made this event happen. Hope to offer more events in the future with some additional fun with our beloved K9’s! 👏🏻👏🏻🐶🐶🏵️ The pass rates and new titles earned were extremely high! Congrats to all.

08/06/2026

Reminders! In person meeting tonight for members to vote on your choice for delegate!

Saturday!! Family Dog Day taking day of show / test entries for ATT.. Temperament testing , Novice and Intermediate Fetch and Trick novice and intermediate levels being tested.

Open for entries starting at 8 am and judging for Trick and Fetch to start shortly after.. with ATT testing starting at 9 am in both buildings.

07/10/2026

Interested in the AKC Temperament Test that will be going on Saturday August 8, 2026 from 9-3 pm?.. here is a video on this test .

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07/08/2026

Save the date!!! The Tennessee Australian Shepherd Club is sponsoring an educational event at the Oak Ridge Kennel Club on Monday, July 27. All ORKC members are welcome to attend this free opportunity to learn about Therapy Dogs and Crisis Response K-9s presented by Bob and Cindy Boddy.

Please see the attached flyer for more details.

07/02/2026

Update 7/13/26: Intermediate Scent Work classes are full.

August/September 2026 Class Schedule. Please note registration dates. No early registration will be accepted!

Just a REMINDER.. if you are registering for a class and you are NOT a member and registration hasn’t opened for NON members that registration can be bumped to the end of registration. PLEASE READ registration rules and requirements.

Classes start Aug 10th unless otherwise stated on schedule.

Register: https://www.jotform.com/261013546199054

06/30/2026

🏅🐶🏵️August 8. 2026 at the ORKC grounds. Let’s have fun with the dogs .. we are offering AKC Temperament Testing, Fetch Novice and Intermediate and Trick testing also Novice and Intermediate. ORKC website will have the premiums.
Looking for some volunteer volunteers too! No experience needed!