First Dog Training Club of Northern New Jersey

06/08/2026

05/31/2026

We will be hosting the NACSW ORT on Sunday, July 19 (starts at 8:15a).
Entries open on Monday, June 1 and close on July 13 at 10am, or when entry limits have been met, whichever comes first.

The premium can be found here:

05/21/2026

Registration for our Matches on June 21 is now open!
Please go to https://dogmatchshows.com/Dog-Match-Show-Registration...
Runs available in the following classes:
Obedience - Open
Obedience - Versatility
Rally - Advanced
Rally - Excellent
Rally - Novice

See the registration for available times, fees and other details.

05/05/2026

There will be no Show Handling class tonight (5/5/26) so people can go out and celebrate cinco de mayo.

Next week I will hold an “intro” type class for newer people to the sport. I have several who have contacted me so I hope you all can make it.

04/14/2026

Updated List of Events for 2026:

May 17, 2026 - Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Test
June 21, 2026 - Rally Match *
June 28, 2026 - Obedience Match
July 4, 2026 - Rally Trial (2)
July 5, 2026 - Obedience Trial
September 13, 2026 - Obedience Match
September 27, 2026 - Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Test

*this is a change to the calendar since the last post; a conflict required the date change from June 14 to June 21.

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03/12/2026

Here are the graduates of our latest AKC Star Puppy class! We are very proud of these pups and their owners! They put in a lot of hard work and we hope they had fun too.

02/24/2026

Show Handling class will not be held tonight 2/24/26

02/21/2026

Due to the forecasted storm, we are cancelling the Obedience Match scheduled for Sunday, Feb 22.
We are evaluating the calendar to see if rescheduling is possible. Pls stay tuned.

02/19/2026

UPDATED LIST OF EVENTS for 2026:

February 22, 2026 - Obedience Match
March 1, 2026 - Rally Match
March 8, 2026 - Rally Trial (2)
March 15, 2026 - Obedience Trial
March 22, 2026 - Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Test
May 17, 2026 - Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Test
June 14, 2026 - Rally Match
June 28, 2026 - Obedience Match
July 4, 2026 - Rally Trial (2)
July 5, 2026 - Obedience Trial
September 13, 2026 - Obedience Match *
September 27, 2026 - Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Test

*this is an addition to the calendar since the last post

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