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Ottawa Kennel Club - Championship dog shows, obedience trials, etc.
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Club History
The Ottawa Kennel Club is Canada's oldest, authenticated Club in Canada and was founded by Perley George Keyes and his partner Alfred Geddes in an agreement dated August 4, 1887. Documentation to this effect is kept on file with the Club's Archivist, Squibs Mercier. Initially the Club was known as The Rideau Kennel Club but was later re-named around 1889 as The Ottawa Kennel Club.
The first dog show sponsored by The Ottawa Kennel Club, took place over Graham's Feed Store on Sparks Street, site of today's well-know Sparks Street Mall, a block from Parliament Hill. An official catalogue dated 1893, marking the 5th. Annual Dog Show, sold for five cents and remains today within the Archives of the Club. It is interesting to note that this particular show was held at the Ottawa Exhibition grounds, later to be named Lansdowne Park after an early Canadian Governor General.
The first century was one of growth and progress. The Club has been involved in many "firsts". For example, the first Canadian dog to win at the prestigious Westminster, N.Y. dog show was Ottawa bred, Champion Haymarket Faultless, a white Bull Terrier, owned by Club member, Humphrey Elliott.
