Dog Training Club of St Petersburg

08/21/2025

Did you know?

You are welcome to stop by Monday - Wednesday between 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm or Tuesday mornings between 10:00 am and 11:30 am. Watch a class, talk to our instructors, see dogs training at various levels. Stop at the front desk and we will be happy to give you a tour and discuss your particular training needs.

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08/20/2025

🚨 LAST CHANCE! 🚨
Today’s the FINAL DAY to vote for Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg as Best Dog Training in ’s Best of the Bay! 🏆🐾

If we’ve helped your pup sit, stay, run, jump, or just build confidence—we’d love your support one more time! 💙

🗳️ Vote at botbtampabay.com
📍Category: Services > Best Dog Training
⏰ Voting closes TONIGHT at midnight!

Let’s finish strong and show Tampa Bay that our training community is the best in the bay—because it truly is! 💪🐶

08/18/2025

🎉 Celebrate 70 Years with Us at the Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg! 🎉

We’re turning 70, and you’re invited to our 70th Anniversary Open House on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM! 🐾✨ Join us for a pawsome indoor celebration at our St. Pete facility: 4400 34th St N, Ste B, St. Petersburg, FL

What to Expect:
• Fun demonstrations including Agility, Flyball, Rally, Scent Work, Tricks, Obedience, K9 Police demonstrations, and Canine First Aid
• Local vendors, pet rescues, adoptable pups, pet services, raffle prizes, and more!
• Doggy company is welcome—but not required! Bring your furry friend (or come solo) for a day of tail-wagging fun

Admission is free, so tag your pet-loving friends and family for an unforgettable day celebrating seven decades of community, training, and love. 💕🐶

Curious about the demos or vendors? Stay tuned—schedule details and updates coming soon!

08/16/2025

🐾 BIG NEWS! 🐾
Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg is a Best of the Bay finalist for Best Dog Training — and we need your help to win! 🏆🎉

For nearly 70 years, we’ve been helping local pups and their people build stronger bonds through training, teamwork, and tail wags. Now it’s time to show Tampa Bay what our amazing community is made of!

🗳️ Vote DAILY at botbtampabay.com
📍 Find us under Services > Best Dog Training
📅 Voting ends August 20!

Let’s do this, dog fam! 💙 Tag your friends, share the love, and help us bring this win home for all the good dogs (and their humans)!

08/16/2025

Tampa Bay Area Shetland Sheepdog Club

All Breed Agility Trial September 19 - 21, 2025

Closing Date: Friday - September 5th 2025

Closing Time: 06:00:00 PM

Online entries accepted at https://www.labtestedonline.com/

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Judge: Kristine M Schmidt - all three days

Friday

FAST- All Levels

Premier & Masters/Excellent Standard & JWW

Saturday

Novice - Excellent/Masters Standard, JWW & FAST

Sunday

Novice - Excellent/Masters Standard & JWW & T2B

At LabTestedOnline.com, your online resource on dog competitions. Currently we track agility competition for AKC events. Become a member of Labtestedonline.com, add your dogs and we make it easy to sign your dogs into any trials you track in your area.

08/15/2025

🐾 Calling All Pet-Loving Businesses! 🐾
Join us for the Dog Training Club of St. Pete’s 70th Anniversary Open House 🎉 on Oct 18 and get your brand in front of hundreds of dog lovers! 🐶✨

We’re looking for sponsors & vendors to help make this milestone event amazing. Sign up by 9/1 to have your logo included on the event t-shirts!

💌 Details & sign-up: https://dtcsp.org/70th-anniversary-open-house/

08/14/2025

On Sunday, August 17, the Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg will offer run-throughs on turf and mat surfaces from 10 am until 2 pm. This is a unique opportunity for your team to fine tune your performance in the same rings where DTCSP will host both the DTCSP Obedience and Rally trial and the annual DOCOF competition.

$10 for 10 minutes of ring time for obedience practice
$10 per dog for unlimited runs through rally courses

Schedule
Obedience Open and Utility Practice
10 am until 2 pm on turf in Unit A

Obedience Novice Practice
10 am until 2 pm on the mat surface in Unit C

Rally Excellent/Masters Course Practice
10 am until 12 pm on the competition turf surface in Unit A
12 pm until 2 pm on the mat surface in Unit C

Rally Novice/Advanced Practice
10 am until 12 pm on the mat surface in Unit C
12 pm until 2 pm on the competition turf surface in Unit A

08/13/2025

Did you know?

The Dog Training Club of St Petersburg (DTCSP) has been actively training dogs for nearly 70 years! We are an all volunteer organization; our purpose is to share our knowledge and experience to help the community train their dogs. We have experienced and dedicated instructors who bring their knowledge and experience to their students.

08/12/2025

🏆 We made the cut — now let’s bring it home! 🐶💪
Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg is a finalist for Best Dog Training in ’s Best of the Bay 2025! 💙🐾

If you’ve taken a class with us, cheered your dog on in agility, or just love seeing local pups thrive — we’d be so grateful for your daily vote!

👉 Head to botbtampabay.com
🗳️ Vote under Services > Best Dog Training
📅 Now through August 20
🎯 You can vote once a day!

Help us show Tampa Bay that our paws-itively awesome training community deserves the crown! 🐕✨

08/08/2025

🐕✨ We’re in the running for Best Dog Training in Tampa Bay — and we need YOUR vote! ✨🐕

Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg has been named a finalist in Creative Loafing’s 2025 Best of the Bay Awards, and we’re beyond excited! 🐾

If you’ve ever taken a class with us, seen your pup grow in confidence, or just love what we do for the dog community, please take a second to vote for us!

🗳️ VOTE HERE: botbtampabay.com
🗓️ Voting is open daily through August 20
📍Find us under the Services category > Best Dog Training

We’ve proudly served Tampa Bay for nearly 70 years, offering everything from puppy classes to competitive agility, scent work, rally, tricks, and more—all taught by passionate, volunteer instructors.

Help us fetch this win and show the Bay how strong our dog-loving community is! 🐾💙

📢 Don’t forget—you can vote once a day!
🙌 Thank you for the support, and please share with your friends!

08/06/2025

Did you know?

We are an extremely active club - hosting multiple agility, obedience, and scent work trials every year as well as flyball tournaments and seminars and workshops on a variety of topics. We perform demonstrations at community events, support local rescue organizations, and send multiple teams to the state agility and obedience competitions (DACOF and DOCOF). Our members compete in a huge variety of dog sports - there is something for everyone here!

08/04/2025

🐾🎉 We’re a Finalist! 🎉🐾
Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg has been nominated for Best Dog Training in Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2025 — and we need your help to bring home the win!

🗳️ Voting is open now through August 20 and you can vote once per day at botbtampabay.com → look under the Services category and select Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg!

Why vote for us?
✔️ Serving Tampa Bay dogs for nearly 70 years
✔️ Classes in obedience, agility, rally, scent work & more
✔️ 100% volunteer instructors using positive methods
✔️ A community that loves dogs as much as you do!

Whether you’ve trained with us, come to our events, or just love seeing our pups succeed, we’d be so grateful for your vote 💙

📣 Please share and tag your fellow dog lovers—let’s show Tampa Bay who’s top dog! 🐶🐾