Whippet Club of BC

05/17/2026

The photos are here! KelMor Photography got amazing shots of our hounds at lure coursing May 9-10 in Lumby 🤩

WCOBC Lure Coursing May 9-10 2026

05/12/2026

Our 2026 lure coursing trials and field trial conformation show took place this weekend. Many thanks to our lure coursing judges Miriam Woestenburg and Jessica Irving, and conformation judge Susan Quesnel. Events take a lot of work. As always, we could not do it without the tireless effort of volunteers.

A few shout-outs, at the risk of missing someone:
Ed, Bert, Guy, and Richard all kept the lure moving and the hounds safe on the course. David and daughters survived the dust and restrung the course over and over and over and—well, you get it. Ivy, Brittany, and Deb were our onsite mathematicians, ensuring accurate scores on paper and on the board in excellent time. Numerous other people stepped up to help: warming up and cooling off dogs, releasing hounds they’ve only just met, the unglamorous work of setting up and taking down tents and tables and awnings… A note of thanks for our venue, too: we are grateful to Timber Ridge Trails for hosting us and letting the hounds rip around such a lovely field. Having food prepared onsite, with cabins there and camping allowed, is truly a dream for clubs like ours.

I think we crowned *at least* two new Field Champions, a Field Champion Excellent, and a Field Champion Excellent 2 by the end of Sunday. We also had three whippets certify on Friday and they all had a promising debut weekend. Congratulations!

KelMor Photography was taking photos all weekend. We will share a link with exhibitors once the galleries are ready. Here is a little sample of some of the great shots that were captured.

04/06/2026

Our Spring 2026 CKC Agility trial weekend wrapped up today! THANK YOU to our onsite judge Denise Reid-Clarke, designing judge Sandi Maday, our participants (some of you travelled quite the distance!), and our volunteers! We truly could not put on these events without the help of our dog sport community. Feel free to share your photos and brags in the comments!

Our Fall 2026 CKC Agility dates are approved for October 2-4. We hope to see you there!

Behind every single run, there are *at least* 15 volunteers--from the Trial Secretary taking your entry and recording your results (thanks Anne!), to the people who got up at the crack of dawn and made sure we had enough room to park everybody onsite (thanks Bethany and Heather), those who built the course for you (Patty, I don't think you stopped moving for even a minute all weekend), someone to wrangle volunteers in the first place (thank you, Sarah!), not to mention everyone who timed, scribed, got you to the line in proper order, set bars and A-frames and tables for your dog's height... and this doesn't even include all of the pre- and post-trial work that goes on behind the scenes. We can't possibly list every person who helped this weekend, but please know we saw you and we appreciate you! Some highlights below.

🏅Over 2.5 days, we awarded 35+ titles. The majority were novice-level. It is great for the future of the sport to see so many novice dogs! We also had one Agility Master Excellent 2 (congrats Kevyn!).

❤️ We gave out several volunteer prizes/gifts. Congratulations and thank you again:
• Amalie
• Brenda G.
• Bethany
• Christina
• Donna
• Lindsay
• Erika
• Sam
• Shanelle

04/03/2026

Two announcements!

1) If you are entered in our Agility trials this weekend PLEASE read your information email from our Trial Secretary for important details that'll ensure we have a fun, safe, and smooth event!

2) Entries are now open for our May 9-10 Lure Coursing and Field Trial Conformation show in Lumby. Premium and entries via DogShow.ca https://dogshow.ca/en/Events/6393/Whippet-Club-Of-British-Columbia-CONFORMATION,-LURE-COURSING (While our Agility and Sprinter events are open to all breeds, Lure Coursing and this Conformation show are only open to eligible Lure Coursing breeds).