Hangtown Kennel Club

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Hangtown Kennel Club

Hangtown Kennel Club is an AKC-licensed All-Breed Dog Club located in Placerville, California, USA. We hold an AKC sanctioned agility trial each September.

Placerville is located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, and was the first of thirty mining camps to spring up around Coloma, where gold was discovered by James Marshall in 1848. Our club's name refers to one of Placerville's original place names, "Old Hangtown." Our members come from all walks of life and represent a wide variety of breeds. Many club members are actively involved in AKC competition events such as conformation, obedience, hunting tests, rally, and agility trials, spending their weekends at events throughout the USA. Other members keep their faithful pooches closer to home and belong to the club to learn more about dogs and to share in the camaraderie among our members. We hold two AKC All-Breed, Obedience and Rally Dog Shows each year during the last weekend in May (Memorial Day). These are held in conjunction with The Kennel Club of the California Sierra, making it a 3-day show known as the Hangtown Sierra Cluster. We teach Obedience and Conformation classes throughout the Spring and Summer months (outdoors). We participate in many community activities, including visits to local retirement homes with our dogs breed and obedience demonstrations at local events. We also hold annual Rattlesnake Avoidance Clinics, which teach your dog to avoid a deadly rattlesnake bite. We hold an annual AKC Sanctioned Match each year.

10/26/2026

Truth!

10/23/2026

One of the dogs from our therapy team visiting at Western Slope Senior Living today. Jack Jack was dressed up as a clown for Halloween.

10/03/2026

According to PDSA research, a dog's perfect walk is 67 minutes long with 16 dedicated sniff stops along the way. Most owners report cutting walks significantly shorter and pulling their dogs away from sniffing to keep moving, which veterinary experts say is the opposite of what dogs actually need.

Sniffing activates the brain far more than running does for dogs, meaning a slow walk with plenty of stops is more restorative than a fast one with none. The walk your dog is trying to take is not the same walk you are trying to finish.

09/29/2026

Reminder:
Drop-in conformation classes offered by Hangtown Kennel Club beginning August 26th for 6 weeks. 7 pm at El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA (enter from Armory Rd, continue straight after entering the gates, follow the road to the pavilions)
$10 cash only; juniors are free!
This session is on dirt, undercover.
dates:
August 26th
September 2nd
September 9th
September 16th
Spetember 23rd
September 30th
See you there! Last one until next year!!

09/22/2026

https://kcra.com/article/arizona-house-fire-dogs-revived-oxygen/73835805

We donated oxygen masks a few years back. It’s good to see them needed.

Video shows the moment two dogs were revived after being rescued from an Arizona house fire. See the moment when tails started wagging.

09/22/2026

09/15/2026

Sweet story!

09/15/2026

Two of our club members made the Eskaton post at their annual dog parade.

Address

100 Placerville Drive
Placerville, CA
95667

Telephone

+15306226909

Website

http://www.hangtownkc.org/

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