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HDC club members Heathe Kempe and his wife, Amanda Bunker, are proud to report that their home-bred Staffordshire Bull Terrier boy \"Brownie\" completed his AKC championship on June 21, 2026 at the Jupiter-Tequesta shows i...

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Members of Heartland Dog Club and their families had a great time at our free \"movie night\" at at the clubhouse on June 29, 2026. We enjoyed watching \"The Secret Life of Pets\", despite the heavy rain squall outside (the...

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Two double QQs this weekend (June 20-21, 2026) with my best blue girl. Thanks Bratty Paws Dog Plex, Judge Ben Gibbs, and Heartland Dog Club for a great show

","url":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/maceys-denali-earns-two-double-qqs-last-weekend","title":"Macey's Denali Earns Two Double QQ's Last Weekend!","summary":"Two double QQs this weekend (June 20-21, 2026) with my best blue girl. Thanks Bratty Paws Dog Plex, Judge Ben Gibbs, and Heartland Dog Club for a great show","date_modified":"2026-06-23T01:54:27Z"},{"id":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/jewels-jumps-personal-best-of-173-today","html_content":"

\"Jewels\" (Mini American Shepherd) had a lot of fun on 6-21-2026 with dock diving at the West Palm Beach shows. She jumped a distance of 17'3\"- her personal best to date for NADD (North American Diving Dogs) competitions...

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Aran Isle A Walk In The Irish Rain STR TKI CGC RATI (\"Rain|) earned two more points toward her conformation championship on Friday June 19, 2026. She got a first place in her class, Winners, Best of Breed Variety Owner ...

","url":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/lisa-smets-and-rain-win-points-at-palm-beach-show","title":"Lisa Smets and \"Rain\" Win Points at Palm Beach Show","summary":"Aran Isle A Walk In The Irish Rain STR TKI CGC RATI (\"Rain|) earned two more points toward her conformation championship on Friday June 19, 2026. She got a first place in her class, Winners, Best of Breed Variety Owner ...","date_modified":"2026-06-22T00:03:55Z"},{"id":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/mary-ellen-powrie-and-maeve-are-winners","html_content":"

Mary Ellen Powrie and her border collie Maeve have been having a great time in the show ring! In May, at the City of Palms cluster (Ft. Myers), Maeve earned a total of 3 points toward her conformation championship title...

","url":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/mary-ellen-powrie-and-maeve-are-winners","title":"Mary Ellen Powrie and Maeve are Winners!","summary":"Mary Ellen Powrie and her border collie Maeve have been having a great time in the show ring! In May, at the City of Palms cluster (Ft. Myers), Maeve earned a total of 3 points toward her conformation championship title...","date_modified":"2026-06-21T23:57:18Z"},{"id":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/colleen-rafatti--2025-best-owner-handler-of-the-year-for-stctb","html_content":"

Club member Colleen Rafatti reported that 6-20-2026 was a great day for “Team Jack”! They received an award they had worked towards for years. At the annual luncheon of the Scottish Terrier Club of Tampa Bay (STCTB- t...

","url":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/colleen-rafatti--2025-best-owner-handler-of-the-year-for-stctb","title":"Colleen Rafatti- 2025 Best Owner-Handler of the Year for STCTB","summary":"Club member Colleen Rafatti reported that 6-20-2026 was a great day for “Team Jack”! They received an award they had worked towards for years. At the annual luncheon of the Scottish Terrier Club of Tampa Bay (STCTB- t...","date_modified":"2026-06-21T16:25:58Z"},{"id":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/reminder-we-need-volunteers-to-assist","html_content":"

July 3, 2026 from 4pm - 7pm at the Sun N Lake (Sebring) dog park. All events are free!

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AKC FETCH Event being held at Imperial Polk Obedience Club, hosted by Kathy Marble-Brown and Deb Salerno on Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Posted by Door County Scottie Rally (Facebook):

","url":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/interested-in-therapy-dog-work-check-out-this-free-webinar","title":"Interested in Therapy Dog Work? Check out this Free Webinar.","summary":"Posted by Door County Scottie Rally (Facebook):","date_modified":"2026-06-18T14:00:59Z"},{"id":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/understanding-conformation-breed-point-ranking-systems","html_content":"

Elizabeth Salewsky

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Join Penny Leigh, Director of the AKC Agility League at the American Kennel Club, for an in-depth discussion of AKC Agility foundations. A certified dog trainer with more than 30 years of experience, Penny has bred...

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Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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Colleen Rafatti showed her 6 year-old red wheaten Scottish Terrier \"Jack\" at the Sunshine State Cluster in Tampa on June 13, 2026. Jack is formally GCH CH Dufftown Golden Bear CGC CGCA THD THDN TKN TKI ATT. He was awar...

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HDC and Bratty Paws Dog Plex are co-sponsoring an AKC-sanctioned agility trial on June 19 - 21, 2026.

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","url":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/hdc-pj-movie-night-fun","title":"HDC PJ Movie Night Fun!","date_modified":"2026-06-16T18:30:40Z"},{"id":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/volunteer-for-dog-events-at-july-3-celebration","html_content":"

Join Us in Celebrating America's 250th: Volunteer for Dog Events on July 3

","url":"https://heartlanddogclubfl.com/announcements/f/volunteer-for-dog-events-at-july-3-celebration","title":"Volunteer for Dog Events at July 3 Celebration","summary":"Join Us in Celebrating America's 250th: Volunteer for Dog Events on July 3","date_modified":"2026-06-08T12:07:34Z"}]}