About Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana

<h2>A volunteer-run training club in Urbana</h2><p>The Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana is a membership club rather than a commercial trainer, based at 2210 E Ford Harris Rd in Urbana. Its stated mission is to "promote responsible pet ownership," and the about page frames its pet-owner classes as a function of that community mission: "DTCCU offers Home Companion classes which foster a positive human/canine relationship for the typical pet owner." The club describes itself as "Licensed by the American Kennel Club."</p><h3>Classes</h3><p>The FAQ says the club "offers a wide variety of training classes at its local facility," grouped into basic canine manners – the foundation courses it names are puppy kindergarten, puppy elementary, home companion and performance basics – and classes preparing handlers and dogs to compete in agility, obedience and rally obedience. Those are offered four times a year, and the site publishes a class progression chart showing the order in which classes need to be completed. Beyond the foundation courses it lists group classes in dog sports including obedience, rally, agility, tracking and scent work.</p><h3>Events</h3><p>As an AKC-licensed club it hosts its own competition calendar: obedience trials, tracking tests, agility trials, rally obedience trials, and obedience and agility fun matches every year. The events calendar on the home page lists club events such as AKC ACT days, session starts, agility trials, Sniff Club meetings and obedience show and go nights.</p><h3>Who runs it</h3><p>There is no owner. The club publishes an elected slate – president, vice president, secretary, treasurer – plus a board of directors with a director of training and members at large, and it says its classes are "organized and taught by volunteers with extensive experience as trainers, competitors, and judges." Individual instructors are listed on a separate instructors page. Joining is through a membership page; classes are booked through class registration.</p>