Before the club was established, training classes were started in early 1970 by Caroline Handl at her K-9 Kennels facility located outside of the South Plains town of Lubbock, Texas. These classes produced so much interest in dog obedience that the club was founded shortly thereafter with her help. The first organizational meeting of the group was held December 7, 1970, with 27 persons in attendance. The group's guiding principles for forming the club were to promote the sport of dog training and encourage responsible dog ownership.

Since that time, our non-profit club has helped over 9,000 area residents train their dogs to become good canine citizens of the South Plains. In addition to providing the public with the highest quality obedience training, the club offers educational and pet therapy programs to the community as well as hosts American Kennel Club (AKC) licensed Agility and Obedience trials.

The membership of our club is very diverse; from businessperson to housewife, Toy Poodle to Irish Wolfhound. Besides traditional obedience training, many of the members are involved in other AKC events such as herding, agility, lure coursing, earth dog tests, draft work, dog sledding, freestyle, tracking, field, and conformation competition.

SPOTC meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm. Meetings are held at our training facility located at 5222 34th Street, Lubbock, Texas. Membership is open to anyone with a love for dogs and training. We look forward to introducing more people to the exciting and rewarding sport of dog training.

DOG QUOTE OF THE MONTH:"Want to know how to train a dog in one sentence? Don't give commands you can't enforce."

Last Updated July 17, 2004