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    Club History:

For 50 years Klamath Dog Fanciers, Inc. has been dedicated to the betterment of the AKC purbred dog through education and annual conformation and obedience trials.

Founded in 1949, a small group of local dog owners were determined to raise money to hold an AKC dog show.  Creative fund raising activities filled those early years.  In 1951, the AKC (American Kennel Club) gave them permission to hold their first annual AKC All-Breed Dog Show in Klamath Falls.  There were 315 entries.

In 1975, club members organized the first AKC sanctioned "A" Dog Obedience Match in Klamath Falls.  Upon successful completion of the match, AKC allowed the club to hold Obedience Trials with the All-Breed Show.

During the 80’s, AKC approved Clusters of Dog Shows, hosted by different clubs, in one location.  The Klamath show became part of the Labor Day Cluster that rotated annually between various cities.  The Cluster Show came here only every few years.

Club members wanted a local show.  This became a mission during the ’90’s.  Participation in the Cluster was discontinued and the annual show moved back to the Klamath County Fairgrounds.  Later, the club makd application to AKC to have "back-to-back’ Saturday and Sunday Obedience and All-Breed conformation shows.  They were successful and these shows brought many dog show exhibitors and gave the community two great dog shows each May.   In 1999 a third day was added to have the first Agility Trials ever held in Klamath Falls.

The group holds monthly meetings and participates in many public education projects.  They take their dogs to schools and to malls.  They practice showmanship skills at Fun Matches.  They make regular donations to community projects including the Klamath Humane Society building fund, the Salvation Army and 4H.   They donate literature and books to the County Library.  The club also supported the Responsible Dog Breeders Associations of Oregon when they needed assistance to fight against proposed legislation to limit dog ownership and breeding. 

Two lifetime members, Barbara Gomez and Sue Cogley, have gone on to become certified AKC conformation judges of hunting breeds.