What we’re about
Kern Canine Activities (KCA) is a Social dog club open to purebreds and mixed breeds. We have monthly meetings, member barbecues, weekly classes and yearly trials, all to have fun with our dogs and get to know one another. Our events are posted on the meetup calendar.
We have experienced trainers who are all dedicated to providing excellent instruction from beginner to expert levels. We offer classes and practice in Agility, Dock Diving, Obedience, Rally, Flyball, Trick Dog, Barn Hunt and NASDA as well as evaluations for AKC STAR puppy, CGC, CGCA, and CGCU. Check out our calendar to see what classes are currently being offered.
The intent of this Meetup is to provide information about classes and activities as well as create an enjoyable and open environment where members feel free to share their accomplishments about their canine family.
Please be respectful to all members.
We can also be found on Face Book: Kern Canine Activities and our web page www.kerncanineactivities.com
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Scent Work Class. Class #3Northwest Training , Bakersfield, CA
Welcome to Novice Scent Work!
I added this class time, if you can move to 445 it would be great, if you cannot it’s all good. I will allow time for the waitlisted people to try and find a time that fits before opening it further. Pls potty your dogs across the street.
Scent Work is a great team sport that puts your dog's nose to the test. “Fascinating fact: Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content, turning your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog (AKC).” The game is fun and can be fast. This class is geared towards AKC, but is applicable to NACSW. Our focus will be on the Novice odor of Birch in all 4 elements in AKC: container, buried, interior, exterior searches. We will introduced the advance odor of Anise later in class. Our last class will be a full “mock” run through to get you ready to compete. Scent Work consists of several odor (Birch, Anise, Clove, Cypress) levels before reaching the Detective Level!
We will learn a bit on conditioning, choosing a marker word, how to get some duration at the hide. Also, some cues from your dog that they have odor. We will cover basic handling of equipment and odor. Your dog will need to be crated in between their searches. Please bring an appropriate crate. I will have class crate rentals available $15 for all classes, I will have those crates set up and cleaned before and after each class, crates are limited. I will provide those who do not have their own odor with Home Work odor, please bring a glass jar, preferably canning jar/lid we want to seal the odor.
What to bring:
* Hungry dog
* Treats - soft small, avoid crunchy treats, hot dogs!
* Flat collar and/or harness
* Long line or at least a 6’ leash. (I have a 10’ leash we can all share)
* Crate (see above for crate rental)
* Glass canning jar/lid if you do not have your own home work odor
* Class fee is $80. And runs 5 weeks. If you are not a KCA member, it is $10. For membership good to Jan 2025.We will skip Halloween/Thanksgiving, based on overall consensus we could move those 2 weeks or just skip them.
Please no young children/toddlers/infants
One handler/One dog Teams. If you are going to enter 2 dogs let’s talk about it before and how we can help manage 2 dogs with 1 handler.Resources for odor:
https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-scent-work/
https://www.jjdog.com/nosework-kit-essential-oils-scent-kit/
https://k9nwsource.com/complete-training-kits/
https://leerburg.com/1406.htm - Scent Work Class. Class #3Northwest Training , Bakersfield, CA
Welcome to Novice Scent Work!
Scent Work is a great team sport that puts your dog's nose to the test. “Fascinating fact: Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, and asks a dog to sniff to their heart’s content, turning your dog’s favorite activity into a rewarding game. It is a terrific sport for all kinds of dogs and is a wonderful way to build confidence in a shy dog (AKC).” The game is fun and can be fast. This class is geared towards AKC, but is applicable to NACSW. Our focus will be on the Novice odor of Birch in all 4 elements in AKC: container, buried, interior, exterior searches. We will introduced the advance odor of Anise later in class. Our last class will be a full “mock” run through to get you ready to compete. Scent Work consists of several odor (Birch, Anise, Clove, Cypress) levels before reaching the Detective Level!
We will learn a bit on conditioning, choosing a marker word, how to get some duration at the hide. Also, some cues from your dog that they have odor. We will cover basic handling of equipment and odor. Your dog will need to be crated in between their searches. Please bring an appropriate crate. I will have class crate rentals available $15 for all classes, I will have those crates set up and cleaned before and after each class, crates are limited. I will provide those who do not have their own odor with Home Work odor, please bring a glass jar, preferably canning jar/lid we want to seal the odor.
What to bring:
* Hungry dog
* Treats - soft small, avoid crunchy treats, hot dogs!
* Flat collar and/or harness
* Long line or at least a 6’ leash. (I have a 10’ leash we can all share)
* Crate (see above for crate rental)
* Glass canning jar/lid if you do not have your own home work odor
* Class fee is $80. And runs 5 weeks. If you are not a KCA member, it is $10. For membership good to Jan 2025.We will skip Halloween/Thanksgiving, based on overall consensus we could move those 2 weeks or just skip them.
Please no young children/toddlers/infants
One handler/One dog Teams. If you are going to enter 2 dogs let’s talk about it before and how we can help manage 2 dogs with 1 handler.Resources for odor:
https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-scent-work/
https://www.jjdog.com/nosework-kit-essential-oils-scent-kit/
https://k9nwsource.com/complete-training-kits/
https://leerburg.com/1406.htmNot open
