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Mensona Kennel Club, Inc., is located in Northern California, one hour north of
San Francisco, in the heart of Sonoma county. We are an
AKC member
club and have been a part of Sonoma county since
1953. Always
interested in the community, one of the main goals of our club is to help dog
owners become responsible pet owners through education.
Our first dog show as a club was held in 1955. We
continue to hold 2 shows a year in Santa Rosa at the Sonoma County
Fairgrounds. The 2007 shows are scheduled for August 18th and 19th.
The admission is free and it is a great way to spend the day with your
family.
Over the years, revenue from our shows has been used to donate to many worthy
organizations such as: animal shelters, the K-9 police unit, book donations to schools
and libraries and we are currently working on organizing a foundation that
addresses health issues in purebred dogs.
The club also offers two
conformation training classes.
We were all saddened to hear of the death of Maverick, a
Sonoma County Sheriff's Department K-9. Maverick was killed on
February 12, 2000. Maverick was the first of
the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department K-9 dogs to be killed in the line
of duty. The Mensona Kennel Club nominated Maverick for the AKC's
new award program "Award of Canine Excellence" (ACE).
While Maverick was not chosen for the top award, he did receive a Bronze
Medallion of Honor from the AKC. Maverick's
Story.
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