Whippet Club of BC

The photos are here! KelMor Photography got amazing shots of our hounds at lure coursing May 9-10 in Lumby 🤩

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Our 2026 lure coursing trials and field trial conformation show took place this weekend. Many thanks to our lure coursing judges Miriam Woestenburg and Jessica Irving, and conformation judge Susan Quesnel. Events take a lot of work. As always, we could not do it without the tireless effort of volunteers.

A few shout-outs, at the risk of missing someone:
Ed, Bert, Guy, and Richard all kept the lure moving and the hounds safe on the course. David and daughters survived the dust and restrung the course over and over and over and—well, you get it. Ivy, Brittany, and Deb were our onsite mathematicians, ensuring accurate scores on paper and on the board in excellent time. Numerous other people stepped up to help: warming up and cooling off dogs, releasing hounds they’ve only just met, the unglamorous work of setting up and taking down tents and tables and awnings… A note of thanks for our venue, too: we are grateful to Timber Ridge Trails for hosting us and letting the hounds rip around such a lovely field. Having food prepared onsite, with cabins there and camping allowed, is truly a dream for clubs like ours.

I think we crowned *at least* two new Field Champions, a Field Champion Excellent, and a Field Champion Excellent 2 by the end of Sunday. We also had three whippets certify on Friday and they all had a promising debut weekend. Congratulations!

KelMor Photography was taking photos all weekend. We will share a link with exhibitors once the galleries are ready. Here is a little sample of some of the great shots that were captured.

Our Spring 2026 CKC Agility trial weekend wrapped up today! THANK YOU to our onsite judge Denise Reid-Clarke, designing judge Sandi Maday, our participants (some of you travelled quite the distance!), and our volunteers! We truly could not put on these events without the help of our dog sport community. Feel free to share your photos and brags in the comments!

Our Fall 2026 CKC Agility dates are approved for October 2-4. We hope to see you there!

Behind every single run, there are *at least* 15 volunteers--from the Trial Secretary taking your entry and recording your results (thanks Anne!), to the people who got up at the crack of dawn and made sure we had enough room to park everybody onsite (thanks Bethany and Heather), those who built the course for you (Patty, I don't think you stopped moving for even a minute all weekend), someone to wrangle volunteers in the first place (thank you, Sarah!), not to mention everyone who timed, scribed, got you to the line in proper order, set bars and A-frames and tables for your dog's height... and this doesn't even include all of the pre- and post-trial work that goes on behind the scenes. We can't possibly list every person who helped this weekend, but please know we saw you and we appreciate you! Some highlights below.

🏅Over 2.5 days, we awarded 35+ titles. The majority were novice-level. It is great for the future of the sport to see so many novice dogs! We also had one Agility Master Excellent 2 (congrats Kevyn!).

❤️ We gave out several volunteer prizes/gifts. Congratulations and thank you again:
• Amalie
• Brenda G.
• Bethany
• Christina
• Donna
• Lindsay
• Erika
• Sam
• Shanelle

Two announcements!

1) If you are entered in our Agility trials this weekend PLEASE read your information email from our Trial Secretary for important details that'll ensure we have a fun, safe, and smooth event!

2) Entries are now open for our May 9-10 Lure Coursing and Field Trial Conformation show in Lumby. Premium and entries via DogShow.ca https://dogshow.ca/en/Events/6393/Whippet-Club-Of-British-Columbia-CONFORMATION,-LURE-COURSING (While our Agility and Sprinter events are open to all breeds, Lure Coursing and this Conformation show are only open to eligible Lure Coursing breeds).

The CKC Sprinter Council will be meeting on April 14. Aaryn Secker is the Zone 12 - British Columbia Interior & Yukon representative. If you have any suggestions to improve the sport, clarify the rulebook, etc. please reach out to Aaryn or your zone rep for more information on how to get your idea in front of the council for discussion: [email protected]

📣 Sprinter community, we’d love to hear from you!

The Sprinter Council will be meeting on April 14, 2026, and members are invited to share any questions, concerns, or ideas ahead of the discussion. If there’s something you’d like the Council to consider, please reach out to your local representative within the next 10 days. Your input helps support and strengthen Canadian Kennel Club Sprinter events. 💙

🔎 Find your Council and representative by visiting CKC.ca → Useful Resources → CKC Councils 2024–2026.

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📣 Appel à la communauté Sprinter, nous aimerions avoir votre avis!

Le conseil des épreuves pour chiens sprinter se réunira le 14 avril 2026, et les membres sont invités à nous faire part de leurs commentaires, préoccupations ou suggestions avant la réunion. Si vous souhaitez que le Conseil examine un sujet particulier, veuillez communiquer avec votre représentant local dans les dix prochains jours. Vos commentaires contribuent à soutenir et à améliorer les activités du Club Canin Canadien pour Sprinter. 💙

🔎 Trouvez votre conseil et votre représentant en visitant CKC.ca → Ressources utiles → Conseils du CCC 2024-2026.

📸: Christie Glenn

⭐️2026 Event Dates Approved by the CKC⭐️

🐾April 3-5: All-breed CKC Agility trials in Kelowna, BC. Entries open March 3 at 7pm via https://agilityrocks.com/ • Premium link:https://canuckdogs.com/upload/DogShowDocs/74b42fd7-0074-11f1-b257-000d3a84d3b0.pdf • Onsite judge: Denise Reid-Clarke. Designing judges: Denise Reid-Clarke and Sandi Maday.

🐾May 9-10: CKC Lure Coursing trials (both days) and Field Trial Conformation Show (Saturday) in Lumby, BC. Open to eligible lure coursing breeds only • Premium coming soon. • Lure coursing judges: Miriam Woestenburg, Karen Douglass, and Jessica Irving. Conformation judge: Susan Quesnel.

🐾July 25: Whippet Specialty Show (CKC conformation) in Surrey, BC. • Premium coming soon. • Judge: Lisa Costello. • Held along with the Lower Mainland Whippet Association's show (July 25) and the National Whippet Club of Canada Regional (July 26). There will also be a sighthound specialty on July 26.

🐾October 2-4: All-breed CKC Agility trials in Kelowna, BC. • More information to come.

🐾October 10-11: 6 x all-breed CKC Sprinter tests (3 per day) in Okanagan Falls, BC.

The CKC Chase Ability Council will be meeting on March 17th. Aaryn Secker is the Zone 12 - British Columbia Interior & Yukon representative. If you have any suggestions to improve the sport, clarify the rulebook, etc. please reach out to Aaryn or your zone rep for more information on how to get your idea in front of the council for discussion: [email protected]

It is our lucky day! KelMor Photography has also published the gallery for our Sprinter events from Thanksgiving weekend 😍 Check out these amazing photos!

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The photos from our Fall Agility trial are now available for viewing and purchase! Thank you, KelMor Photography!

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Thank you to everyone who chose to spend their 🍂Thanksgiving🍂 weekend with Whippet Club of BC, participating in our first Sprinter events since 2019! Our entries were nearly full, the rain actually held off until we wrapped up both days, and we welcomed several new dogs and handlers to the sport. Watching the game “click” for those new dogs is always amazing ❤️ Feel free to share your brags/photos in the comments!

This event would not have been possible without:
•The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, which allowed us to rent Keogan Sports Park—it was truly a perfect venue.
•Our lure operators, Richard and Guy, who guided the dogs safely from start to finish.
•Sheila, Lindsay, Martin, Fiona, and Linda, who were our mainstays as gate stewards, timers and trial secretary support, starters/huntsmasters, and more.
•All of the participants who stepped in as starters and timers for the volunteers’ dogs, helped with inspection, assisted with set-up and take-down, greeted new people and public spectators, handed out ribbons… and countless other kind gestures throughout the weekend.

The updated results from the event will be sent again to all handlers momentarily. Please review the results for each of your dogs and let us know of any suspected errors or inconsistencies ASAP.

KelMor Photography generously shared some preview photos from the trial—enjoy the sneak peek! The gallery link will be shared with all handlers once it is ready.

We are hoping to make this an annual event. More details to come!