The Colonial Schipperke Club

Serving The Greater Washington, DC Area

Can I learn more about Schipperkes
through the CSC?

What are the advantages of joining the club?

Membership in the Colonial Schipperke Club is open to all Schip fanciers regardless of whether or not their family currently includes a Schipperke. Some of our members have a number of furry family members, while others are waiting for just the right Schipperke to come along and brighten their lives.

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Our members pay a small amount for annual dues that helps to offset the cost of the activities and events that the club sponsors. The dues payment includes a subscription to the Schip Scoop, the club's quarterly newsletter.

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The Colonial Schipperke Club offers our guests and members a number of opportunities to learn more about Schipperkes. The club is a great way for novices and veterans to network with individuals who are involved in the many aspects of the breed: showing, training, rescue, problem solving, food selection, grooming, breeding, etc. Our meetings and events provide an excellent arena for the sharing of information. Additional information is available on a wide variety of topics in our quarterly newsletter, The Schip Scoop. Our summer SchipNic is geared towards the fun side of Schipperkes, and includes activities and contests that are designed to provide pleasant distractions for the dogs and the humans.

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Membership in the Colonial Schipperke Club is a multi-step process that includes meeting attendance, an application form, and two Sponsors. If you are totally new with the club, it may require some time before you are well-known enough to identify your two sponsors. You are welcome to participate in club activities as a non-member, and then submit your application for membership once you have two Sponsors. Download more specific information about our membership process.

The membership process begins with your attendance at one of our general meetings. You will be asked to submit an application form together with a check for the application fee. Your two Sponsors will sign your application form. Your application will be put before the membership for approval at our next general meeting.

Becoming a member of the club is much more than just filling out an application form ... membership is about participation and interaction with other members of the club. The Colonial Schipperke Club offers a wide variety of events during the course of the year to assist applicants in getting directly involved and getting to know many of our members.

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Yes. All of our events and activities are open to non-members. Just contact the Secretary for information.

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Membership in the CSC is open to everyone who loves and appreciates Schipperkes. The club sponsors events and activities that appeal to the broad range of interests of all of our members in the areas of recreation, rescue, performance, and conformation. The broad spectrum of interests and talents among our members greatly enhances the diversity, appeal, and fun offered by the Colonial Schipperke Club to the Schipperke community in the mid-Atlantic area.

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All Schip fanciers are welcome to apply for membership in the Colonial Schipperke Club. If you live somewhat distant from the Washington, DC metropolitan area, some extra planning may be required so that you can attend one or more of our meetings and events. We hold a general meeting in conjunction with our all-day event, the SchipNic. This event allows our members and guests greater flexibility in arriving at the meeting location, in addition to offering the option to remain in the area overnight.

If you think your location would prevent you from fully participating in the CSC, you can stay in touch with club events and news by subscribing to our newsletter, the Schip Scoop. All of our meetings and events are open to non-members, so you would always be a welcome guest.

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Your membership and active participation in the Colonial Schipperke Club (CSC) assist the club and the entire Schipperke community in a number of ways. The primary mission of the club is to support the breed and to encourage interest in Schipperkes among the general public.

The CSC sponsors the Lifeboat program that serves as a safe haven for homeless, abused, and abandoned Schipperkes in the mid-Atlantic area. The CSC supports the rescue efforts of the Schipperke Club of America and other regional Schipperke clubs across the country. As a member of the Virginia Federation of Dog Clubs & Breeders (VFDCB), the CSC joins with other breed clubs and kennel clubs to lobby in favor of legislation designed to put controls on puppy mills and backyard breeders to require humane treatment of animals.

The CSC's involvement in performance events has sparked an interest in these events among our members and other Schipperke owners. Many of our former Lifeboat Schips and pedigreed Schips compete in performance events such as Agility, Obedience, and Freestyle Dance. As a result of our annual Agility Trials, the general public has the opportunity to see Schips in action as they negotiate the obstacles and jumps in a competition. We have hosted these trials since 2000, and we see more of our members and their Schips competing in this athletic event each year. The Colonial Schipperke Club will host a Canine Freestyle Dance competition in July 2006, and we hope that this will be the beginning of our involvement with future competitions. All of these events provide our members with the opportunity to achieve a variety of titles on dogs who would otherwise be coach-potatoes.

Our support of AKC conformation shows gives our breeder-members the opportunity to validate their Schipperkes in pursuit of championship titles. The puppies that result from breeding quality stock serve as a future source of heathy, lovable furry friends who add joy and purpose to our lives.

Overall, the CSC provides a consistent and trustworthy umbrella under which Schipperkes and humans can come together. Your membership and active participation in the CSC assures that this umbrella will be available for the next generation of Schipperke lovers.

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If you have any questions or require additional assistance, please contact the Secretary.
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