Tidewater Kennel Club

Tidewater Kennel Club Founded in 1946, the Tidewater Kennel Club of Virginia, Inc. is an all-breed club; a member of the American Kennel Club (AKC); a not for profit organization

TKC Meetings

The second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the following months:

January, February, March, April, May, July, September, October, November



Kempsville Ruritan Club Building

5146 Ruritan Court,

Virginia Beach, VA. Across from the Kempsville Fire Station

๐‘๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž!On Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 PM TKC will be holding conformation ring practice. This is free and open t...
04/07/2026

๐‘๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž!

On Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 PM TKC will be holding conformation ring practice. This is free and open to all. There will be a brief business meeting first. Come on out and get your dog ready! TKC meets at the

Kempsville Ruritan Club Building
5146 Ruritan Court,
Virginia Beach, VA.

Across from the Kempsville Fire Station.

Our Annual Awards Banquet was a great fun, great food, and great fellowship! Congratulations to all that received recogn...
02/22/2026

Our Annual Awards Banquet was a great fun, great food, and great fellowship! Congratulations to all that received recognition awards for new titles warned this year.

What a great time of learning, fun, and food! The Will Alexander Handling Seminar was a success by all standards! After ...
02/22/2026

What a great time of learning, fun, and food! The Will Alexander Handling Seminar was a success by all standards! After two days of practice, critique, lectures and Q&A, there was a mock dog show, with special TKC friend, Aleta Canady as the guest judge. Our own TKC members, BJ Kasisky won first place overall, Mary Kara won fourth in group two (we had so many dogs we divided them up by size), and Jillian Brown won most improved. Thanks again to Will for a first class event.

This spot is sold.This is spot #2 Please reference this in any correspondence.We have an available spot for the Will A...
02/07/2026

This spot is sold.

This is spot #2 Please reference this in any correspondence.

We have an available spot for the Will Alexander handling seminar! There was another message thread concerning people on a waitlist, but since I can't determine the order of the responses in that thread, I will advertise any additional spots separately (like this one).

The first person that messages me on FB messenger will get the open spot, assuming they register for it immediately after receiving notification from me. Reference spot #2.

Thanks,

Dave Thomas

This spot is sold.We have an available spot for the Will Alexander handling seminar! There was another message thread co...
02/06/2026

This spot is sold.

We have an available spot for the Will Alexander handling seminar! There was another message thread concerning people on a waitlist, but since I can't determine the order of the responses in that thread, I will advertise any additional spots separately (like this one).

The first person that messages me on FB messenger will get the open spot, assuming they register for it immediately after receiving notification from me.

Thanks,

Dave Thomas

Congrats to Sheryl Hart and Ellie on all their hard work and dedication!
02/03/2026

Congrats to Sheryl Hart and Ellie on all their hard work and dedication!

02/01/2026

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These groups are not affiliated with The Westminster Kennel Club. Please use caution and do not share personal or financial information with unofficial sources.

For trusted, official viewing details, visit our website:
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Thank you for helping keep the Westminster community safe.

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ - ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž!Although the participant spaces have sold out, there are an unlimi...
12/30/2025

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ - ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž!

Although the participant spaces have sold out, there are an unlimited number of audit spaces, and as you can see from the syllabus below, you can learn a lot from auditing this course. Audit spaces cost less than participant spaces. Go here for more information and to register: https://tidewaterkennelclub.org/events.html

Will Alexander Handling Seminar Syllabus

A 2-day seminar, based on 30 participants , broken down into 2 groups

DAY ONE

Morning session
โ€œThe Masters lectureโ€ (George Alston)
Lecture on philosophy of dog shows
Owner handlers vs professional handler
Training and re-enforcement
Demos
Leadโ€ขRunningโ€ขStackingโ€ขRing procedure

LUNCH

Afternoon session
Ring time
Lecture
Dog show politics
Preparing yourself for the judges examination
Dress and etiquette
Q and A

DAY TWO

Morning session
Q and A (regarding day one)
Individual gaiting
Courtesy turn vs controlled turn
Patterns
Table and ramp examination
Issues , pacing, posting etc

LUNCH

Afternoon session
Mock dog show
Q and A
Handling competition
End the day with another Q and A

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌDon't forget, there are an unlimited number of audit spots available for this seminar...
12/05/2025

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ

Don't forget, there are an unlimited number of audit spots available for this seminar for the low price of $175. You can learn all the tips, tricks, and secrets Will has to share. To register, go to https://tidewaterkennelclub.org/events.html

๐’๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ ๐Ž๐”๐“! The Will Alexander handling masterclass working spots are now sold out. However, there are an unlimited numbe...
11/29/2025

๐’๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ ๐Ž๐”๐“!

The Will Alexander handling masterclass working spots are now sold out. However, there are an unlimited number of audit spots available. ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ. To register for audit spots, go to https://tidewaterkennelclub.org/events.html

๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ! If you are interested in the Will Alexander handling masterclass, please apply soon. If you miss get...
11/28/2025

๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ!

If you are interested in the Will Alexander handling masterclass, please apply soon. If you miss getting a participant spot, remember, there are an unlimited number of audit spots available.

To register, go to https://tidewaterkennelclub.org/events.html

We hope to see you there!

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Ruritan Court
Virginia Beach, VA
23462

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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