07/17/2025
🎄𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩🎄
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: Conifer Canine’s Christmas Cup is a timed competition for K9 teams. The Cup is open to K9 handlers in law enforcement, security, as well as K9 enthusiasts. It includes both handler and K9 involvement in several scenarios in a stressful environment. The Cup is designed to test team’s proficiency in obedience, agility, detection skills, handling stressors, apprehension skills, working together as a team. All participants will be judged from a Police K9 operational perspective; i.e. differently than IGP points, etc. Score will be determined on best overall time as well as stress recovery, accuracy of shooting, tactical soundness, accuracy of scent detection, team cohesiveness without internal tension. There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Saturday, November 22, 2025.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 0900 to finish. Participating handlers (without their K9s) will need to meet at 0830 for instructions.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 4485 N Fortville Pike, Greenfield, IN.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭: $65 for participating K9 teams. Includes team and one other person: spouse, friend, etc. Handlers are encouraged to read below in order to be prepared for the competition.
𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭: We are currently working on the possibility of having lunch on Saturday to be catered by Chick-fil-A. Otherwise, meals are your own responsibility.
𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠: $50/night. A limited number of rooms are available on Friday and Saturday night. These are basic rooms (don’t be thinking of your favorite 4-star hotel), no internet, most cell service providers will have coverage on the campus. You must bring sheets (some rooms have twin beds, most have full beds), pillows, towels. Most rooms include private bathroom; others may have shared bathroom. Handlers be advised that you are responsible for dog damage in the room. We strongly recommend that you keep the dog crated in the room. *Be advised that the entire campus is smoke/vape/alcohol/drug-free.
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭: $10 cash paid at the door (open 30 mins ahead of start time). Spectators must remain seated while teams are in operation. For your welfare, persons negatively affected by flashing lights, loud noises, and stressful situations are encouraged not to attend.
𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬: There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards. Winners may receive one or more of the following: a trophy, RuffLand XL or L crate, Dogtra 1900X, NuVet supplements, NuJoint supplements, tugs and/or other dog toys.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝟗 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫: The following skills may be included. Others may not be listed but will revolve around the following: Heeling, jumping, recall to Heel, clean Out off of sleeve/suit (choke-offs will not be permitted), crawling, sit, down, stay (up to 3 minutes), down/sit-out-of-motion, handler carries dog, handler crawls with dog, handler aids injured dog, handler-down scenarios, shooting, detection of target odor, apprehension of suspects. In addition, the team will be handling distractors possibly including (but not limited to) people screaming, loud noises, other dogs/animals, flashing lights, crowds, tennis balls, toys, gunfire.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.dogtrainercollege.us/christmas-cup/
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: [email protected] or 800-795-4201 x3
*𝐁𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞/𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞/𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥/𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞
