Huntsville Kennel Club, Inc

Huntsville Kennel Club, Inc.
Located in beautiful Huntsville Alabama
Licensed by the American Kennel Club
Promoting the Sport of Purebred Dogs
in greater Huntsville since 1960!

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Welcome to the Huntsville Kennel Club!

Who We Are:

The Huntsville Kennel Club is a non-profit organization established by local dog fanciers
in 1960. The membership is primarily comprised of people who own and show purebred
dogs. Our members come from all walks of life and represent a wide variety of breeds.
Many club members are actively involved in American Kennel Club (AKC) conformation competition.
Other members have their faithful dog at home and belong to the club to learn more about
dogs and for the camaraderie among our members.

What Is Conformation?

The official term for dog shows is conformation, as in, the act of conforming or producing conformity.
While a dog show may look like a beauty pageant, it is not. Dogs are not being compared to each other;
they are being measured by how closely they conform to the standard of their particular breed. Why?
Because the closer a dogs appearance is to the breeds standard,the better that dogs ability will be
to produce puppies that meet the standard. It is also the reason why mixed breeds and spayed or neutered
purebreds are ineligible to compete in conformation.

Membership

The Huntsville Kennel Club, incorporated in 1960, includes over 60 individuals at all levels in the sport of purebred dogs from American Kennel Club (AKC) judges with 25+ years of experience, to members starting with their first show dog. Our common bond is the love, protection and promotion of purebred dogs. We invite everyone who shares our interest to join the Huntsville Kennel Club.

To become a member of the Huntsville Kennel Club, you must:

Attend an HKC meeting.

Complete an application. (Download application, Code of Ethics, and Sponsor Form)

You must be present either in person or by zoom meeting for your Membership Application to be read. After the membership application has been read at 2 meetings, you will be voted on for acceptance into the club.

Pay one year's membership fee.

Meetings

The Huntsville Kennel Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at the Madison Municipal Complex, 100 Hughes Road, Madison, AL 35758 in Conference Room 130 at 7:00 PM. Please join us!