Thank you for your interest in becoming a member of the Gloucester
Kennel Club of Virginia, Inc.!!

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We offer the following types of membership to all persons who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club (AKC) and who subscribe to the purposes of the Club.

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Household – Two (2) adult members eighteen plus (18+) years of age residing in the same household. Members enjoy all  privileges of the club. Both adults are eligible to vote and hold office. A Household membership receives two (2) votes.

Household Membership: $35

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Individual – Open to adults eighteen plus (18+) years of age. Individual members enjoy all club privileges including the right to vote and hold office. An individual membership receives one (1) vote.
Individual Membership: $20

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Junior – Open to children eight (8) to seventeen (17) years of age. A Junior member is ineligible to vote or to hold office. Junior members are able to convert to Individual membership upon reaching their eighteenth (18th) birthday without going through the membership process as a new member.
Junior Membership: $10

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Gloucester Kennel Club members enjoy the following benefits:

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     • Access to 40 acres that include meandering paths in the woods.
     • Two large fenced outdoor rings
     • An active club with great member participation (many opportunities to volunteer and spend time with other dog-loving folks)
     • Three onsite AKC sanctioned FastCAT events each year
     • Conformation Cluster Show event each June
     • Three Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Tricks evaluators
     • Two AKC Temperament Testing (ATT) Judges
     • Conformation Handling Classes – See services tab
     • AKC Star Puppy Classes (Puppy Kindergarten) – See services tab
     • Invaluable decades worth of knowledge in many dog sports, titling, breeding, etc.
     • Specialist with programs for dogs and puppies that cannot tolerate classes due to reactivity
     • 50% discount on class registration fees (for current members upon registration)
     • A great group of folks working and playing together for the betterment of the dog/human relationship

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To apply for membership, please download the membership application at the link below. Once you have printed and completed your application, you will need to bring it with you as you attend a general membership meeting, along with your dues. To be accepted as a member, we would like to get to know little bit about you and your dogs and your canine activities.

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Alternatively, the completed membership application and dues (check) can be mailed to us, but attending a membership meeting is required before membership can be granted:

 

Gloucester Kennel Club
P.O. Box 696
Gloucester, VA 23061

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Our meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6:30 PM unless otherwise posted on our Facebook Page. If an application cannot be printed for any reason, they are always available
at our meetings and for those taking one of our classes.

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https://www.facebook.com/GloucesterKennelClub

 

Please feel free to contact Lori Caprio, our membership chairman with any questions and to confirm meeting times.