The part of the club that focus on training dogs for HUNTING and competition in AKC licensed HUNT TESTS and FIELD TRIALS. The field portion of the club is 95% retriever, but there are a few other breeds represented.
Nestled up against the Manitowoc River near the rural community of Valders, WI and conveniently located between Milwaukee, Green Bay, and the Fox Valley, the Manitowoc County Kennel Club owns 198 acres of training grounds which includes four technical ponds and several large fields. The training grounds have river frontage and four major training ponds.
Bulletins
Field Events
Puppy Retriever Class - Chairman Randy Bushman
Saturday, 03/15/25 08:30 Registration (No dogs)
Thursday, 03/20/25 18:30 (Manitowoc)
Thursday, 03/27/25 18:30 (Manitowoc)
Thursday, 04/03 18:30 (Manitowoc)
Thursday, 04/10/25 Skip a week
Thursday, 04/17/25 17:30 (Valders)
Thursday, 04/24/25 17:30 (Valders)
Thursday, 05/01/25 17:30 (Valders)
Thursday, 05/08/25 17:30 (Valders)
Spring Hunt Test - Chairman Tim Lueck
May 16-18, 2025
Spring Field Trial - Chairman Jim Van Engen
May 22 – 24, 2025
June (mid-week) Hunt Test - Chairman Topper Towne
May 16 – 18, 2025
Fall Field Trial - Chairman Jim Powers
August 8 – 10, 2025
Fall Hunt Test - Chairman Cathi Kanouse
August 22-24, 2025
Hunt & Field Contacts
Randy Bushman
920-470-1221
Cathi Kanouse
920.946.2640
Jerry Running
920-841-4992
Sue Dorscheid
920-246-3075
Ted (Topper) Towne
920-299-1956