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2007 Statistics
Competition is the name of the game and PKC has more events, more awards, and
more exciting competition than anyone else!
Professional Kennel Club, Inc. (PKC) is the nation's largest organization
dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the sport of raccoon hunting
with dogs. In addition, PKC's modern, computerized registry through which it
maintains stud files on the six recognized coonhound breeds plus Cross-breds,
Curs, Feists, and Beagles, is a DNA-based registry. No other dog registry in
existence has more DNA-profiled dogs on record and no other registry requires
mandatory DNA sampling of all breeding pairs as does PKC.
PKC licenses more organized competitions for these hunting breeds
annually than does any other registry. PKC is the nation’s largest
organization devoted to coonhounds and coonhound competition with
more than 8,000 PKC licensed events held each year in the United
States and Canada. PKC major events, such as the 2004 PKC Breeder’s
Showcase for example, which entered 1,466 coonhounds in three nights
of competition, are the largest gatherings of competitive coonhound
fanciers in the nation year after year.
PKC leads the way with its "professional" format by presenting cash
awards rather than points and ribbons. Winners of its competitions earn
championship degrees according to dollars earned in PKC licensed events.
As a result, PKC competition takes on many forms through the various "races"
that develop monthly, and continue throughout the competition year running
from October 1st to September 30th of the following year.
Annual competitions are designed to recognize state and breed leaders as
well as pup, male, and female leaders on a national level. Other competitions
recognize leaders in Blue Ribbon (Pro) Events and Youth events. Nestle-Purina
PetCare recognizes the top Super Stakes Pups and the top Handlers each month
in the PKC Super Pup and PKC Super Handler Championship races. Monthly qualifiers
earn "tickets" to the PKC Super Pup and the PKC Super Handler Championships
held annually at Lula, Mississippi where owners and handlers of the qualified
hounds enjoy a weekend of hunting and entertainment as guests of PKC,
Nestle-Purina PetCare, and the Isle of Capri Casino. And that's only the
tip of the iceberg.
If competition is your thing, you'll find it right here in the "Races"
section of PROHOUND Online!
View the "Races 2007" by clicking the selections under the "Races 2007" section on the navigation menu!
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