Welcome

Key City Kennel Club, Inc. is a non-profit organization and the only American Kennel Club member club in Southern Minnesota.  We instruct people with dogs of all breeds, mixes, sizes, and ages to train their dogs to be good companions.  All of our instructors have trained and shown their own dogs in AKC breed competitions, obedience, rally, and agility trials. They also attend continuing education classes relating to dogs and dog training.  


 

Enrollment for Spring Classes for various Obedience classes, Trick & Brain Games, and Jump Start RALLY!

New Class for Rescue Dogs (recently adopted from shelter/rescue)  starts April 19 (go to Training, classes, Rescue Dogs 101 to register)

Drop-in Classes


PLEASE REMEMBER TO REGISTER YOU AND YOUR DOG ON OUR ONLINE REGISTRATION!  Rabies certificates are required for each dog over 6 months old.

Please check out our "Calendar" feature.

The fees for these drop-in classes are $15 per dog, or you may purchase a punch card with 5 punches for $75 or a punch card with 10 punches for $150.  Punch cards can be purchased at the training center.

CONFORMATION:

These classes run from 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm on Wednesdays. All breeds and sizes run concurrently. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP MORE THAN 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO CLASS STARTING. 

 

RALLY RUN-THRUS

Rally run-thrus will be weekly at 3:00 pm for Novice & Intermediate on Thursdays.  We also hold classes on Saturdays at 10:00 am for Advanced, Excellent, and Master levels. Rally is an on-going class; you may start at any time.  Dogs must have been in classes to learn basic commands prior to beginning Rally. 

Contact Gladys Berlin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information

SCENT WORK

Beginning March 12, 2026 this drop-in will meet weekly on Thursdays with the Novice level meeting at 5:00 pm and Advanced & Up at 6:00 pm.

 

 

Links to our trial & test secretaries:

Agility Secretary

 

 

Agility Secretary & Fast CAT

 

 

AKC Website for Events: Sports & Events Archive – American Kennel Club

 

 

 

 

Contact Us
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions

Address

Key City Kennel Club
P.O.  Box 1812
North Mankato, MN  56002

(507)344-1159
info@keycitykennelclub.org

About Us

The Key City Kennel Club began out of obedience classes taught by Holly Sue Erwin and Pat Johnson.  They found a group of people in this area who were interested in starting a kennel club.  Holly Sue Erwin and Pat Johnson put on a fun match.  Out of the fun match, came the first organizational meeting with twenty people attending.  Of those twenty, two were officers in the Albert Lea Kennel Club.  Harold McMillen was selected the first chairman.  McMillen selected Vern Nere, John Bolton, and Pat Johnson to draw up the by-laws.  At first, the name of the club was the Mankato K-9 Club.  This first official meeting with the election of officers was held in April, 1967.  The first president of the club was John Bolton.  John Bolton, already a successful exhibitor, breeder, and president of the Italian Greyhound Club of America, provided much-needed experience and direction for the new club.  The new club had its first fun match in the fall of 1967.

Key City Kennel Club
P.O.  Box 1812
North Mankato, MN  56002

(507)344-1159
 info@keycitykennelclub.org

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