Dog Sports

Gold Country Pet Resort offers many different dog sports for you and your furry companion! Dock Diving, Barn Hunting and Schutzhund training and competitions are our specialties.

Dog Dock Diving

We are a Premiere Facility with North American Diving Dogs and hold events regularly! We even occasionally host a Splash Dogs Event. We are proud to a be facility that serves the Amador, Calaveras, Folsom, Granite Bay, El Dorado, and Greater Sacramento/Stockton areas.

Dock Dog Diving is one of the fastest growing dog sports out there. Come join the fun here at our new Dock Dog Diving Facility. Whether you want to compete in UKC sanctioned events (hosted by Splashdogs), earn AKC Titles through North American Diving Dogs, or you just want an afternoon of fun, come check out this super new sport.

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Barn Hunt

Barn Hunt is a cool new sport sweeping the nation and it’s not just for terriers. Taken as an offshoot from the original AKC “Earth Dog” Competition, Barn Hunt was started to broaden the sport for all competitors and not be limited to just small terrier breeds.

This is a fun new sport where you and your canine partner search bales of straw looking for the live (well contained and protected) pet rats that are hidden. And no worries…no harm ever comes to the rats nor are they ever loose (thankfully for me!!!). This is a great way to use your dogs natural instincts in a working partnership and you can have fun and earn titles to boot!!

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Nose Work

Ever think that your dog should have been a detection dog? “He just has the greatest nose!” Good news! Now, anyone can participate in detection work for fun through a great new sport called Nose Work! We can help you prepare your dog to obtain titles in this fast growing new sport. Even better news, this is one of the few areas that don’t require that your dog be good around other dogs.

This sport was designed as something that could be done even with ‘dog reactive’ dogs. You will never face another dog during an actual nose work trial so everyone can participate! Interested in nose work? Come check it out.

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Schutzhund / IPO / IGP

GCK9 is proud to be the host facility for Gold Country Working Dog Club, a full member club with the United Schutzhund Clubs of America. GCWDC provides IPO/IGP training as well as ScentWork, Barnhunt, Rally and more. Gold Country Working Dog Club is a small but successful club with members from club level to international competitors.

Want to give the sport a try? Sign up for an evaluation or just come to a class. If you are a good fit, you are welcome to join the club. You may sign up under the “classes tab” below. Please note that while you are signing up under the GCK9 system, it is for convenience only. This club functions independently of GCK9.

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