Del Monte Kennel Club

05/22/2025

Please come join us for our all breeds show ! Photos of our ‘Best In Show ‘ winners from 2024 !

05/04/2025

4th of July Scent Work Trial
Trial Dates:
July 4, 2025
July 5, 2025
Method: FIRST RECEIVED- NO HAND DELIVERIEs
Opening Date: May 15, 2025, 9:00 AM
Closing Date: May 31, 2025 9:00 AM
To be held: Indoors/Outdoors
Location: San Carlos School
All Levels
Entry Limits: 300 Entries per day
Trial Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Check-in: Multiple times based on Level
Handler’s Briefing: Group before class
Judges:
Suzanne Edholm
Wendy Spradlin
Jill Kessler-Miller
Suzanne LeRoy

03/06/2025

Agility friends! The Del Monte Kennel Club Agility Trial opened today for entries! The dates are Fri, May 30 - Sun June 1st and as always, we have a GREAT SITE (York School in Monterey, beautiful grass field on a sunny hilltop), a GREAT JUDGE (Craig Josling), GREAT WEATHER (well, I can't promise, but Monterey is usually moderate 70s at this time of year), a FUN RAFFLE (with tickets for exhibitors, workers and for sale to support the club), available RV parking (it is limited) and GREAT PEOPLE AND DOGS (that's all of you!). Remember that we are offering all classes all three days (yes, Novice and Open on Friday too). It will surely be a GREAT time so please join us -
Premium listed on the Del Monte KC website !

01/09/2025

2024 December 8 Scent Work Trial

01/09/2025

Photos from 2024 December Scent Work Trial, photographer Tom Craig

12/10/2024

It was a privilege to host the AKC Scent Work trials for Del Monte Kennel Club on December 7th and 8th at the Monterey Bay Charter School in Pacific Grove, CA.
I had the pleasure to manage the many volunteers who make the trials a success.
Please forgive me if I miss your name in this recognition. Often volunteers 'jump in" to help and I don't have a record of your participation..
The all important set up was supported by Reggie Steres, Cathy Francini, Pam Durkee, Suzi Bluford, Jan White, Lesley Hunter, Kevin Hunter, Judges Suzanne LeRoy and Wendy Spradlin.
So many participants stayed to help clean up non Sunday afternoon. Thank you! It made the end of the trial day so much easier.
Teresa Locatelli does so much as trial secretary that include work weeks before the event to days after the trial dates.
Thank you to our photographer Tom Craig for sharing his expertise with us.
The judge stewards keep the searches moving and help the judges with various tasks:
Diane Perry
Julie Craig
Raija Daleo
Janice White
Cathy Akers
Susan Holt
Kin Madalora
Marc Manning
Bill Heald
Laurie Burnham
Shankari Sundar
Pat Grant
Hospitality keeps everyone fed and hydrated, they arrive early and stay to cleanup:
Jan White
Reggie Steres
Cathy Francini
A special thanks to those who help with parking, staging. It is somewhat of a thankless job:
Michele Pressel
Tammy Bogard
My right hand who manages Agility Gate and establishes the flow of the trial Pam Durkee, I cannot thank you enough.
Our EMT volunteers who thankfully did not have to share their expertise:
Yvonne Torrez
Reggie Steres
Jan White
As always Jim Mattson who manages all thee equipment, set up which begins the day before the trial,, and tear down, which continues through the day after the trial.
Thank you to our thoughtful, kind and encouraging judges, Lisa Kretner, Suaznne Edholm, Suzanne LeRoy, Wendy Spradlin, and Jill Kessler-Miller.

07/20/2024

07/16/2024

Del Monte KC shows July 12-14th 2024
Pam Durkee
Great Del Monte Kennel Club Rally trial! Rider earned his Rally Intermediate title on Friday with a first place score of 100 and then moved up to Rally Advanced B on Sat and Sun earning two legs with scores of 97 and 99! Not to be outdone by her baby brother, Ticket, at age 11 and after a 9 month break, stepped back into the rally ring, and on both Sat and Sun got triple Qs (Master, Excellent and Advanced) - AND with two perfect first place 100 scores in Excellent and Advanced on Sat, earned High Combined and on Sun, she got three perfect first place scores of 100 in all her classes, earning her both High Combined and High Triple! Thank you to my wonderful rally stewards, Sara Mattson, Lynn Perkins, Judy McLeod, Lesley Hunter and Darl van Rheenen, who carried out my duties while I threw off my DMKC jacket to compete, as well as everyone else who worked so hard at this trial to make it such a memorable day for us! And thank you of course to Danika Bannasch and Kim Livingston for my awesome teammates and best furbabies! I love them to the moon and back!

07/16/2024

• Douglas Ahlstrand
A great Sunday for Saudades' New Kid In Town, also known as Henley, at the Del Monte Kennel Club show. Best of Breed from the classes, a 4 point major. His first major. He beat a couple of Grand Champions. We're so proud of this beautiful boy. He also got Best of Winners on Saturday. Thank you Alberto Montila, Keli Martin and Lorilaine Serrano.

03/21/2024

Del Monte Kennel Club
offers a fabulous conformation/handling
class on monday evenings at 7 pm ! Have fun & prep for your show !
location: Monterey Fair Grounds
parking is free
all breeds welcome !

03/20/2024

DEL MONTE
KENNEL CLUB
AGILITY TRIAL !!!
save these dates:
FRI May 31st-
SUN JUNE 2nd
location: York School, Monterey, CA.
Beautiful venue!
Come join us!