Welcome to the new DSKDogs.com!
...web home of Dog Sports at Kim’s, the premier place for competitive and family dog training in St. Louis, Mo., and Metro East/Southern Illinois.
At Dog Sports at Kim’s, we believe every dog can be a champion, and
every champion should be a well-behaved and well-mannered member
of the family.
DSK is filled with people who love dogs, and love to train their dogs. We invite you to take a cyberstroll through our website and see if you’d like to join our community – a place where we work and play with our dogs, always with a single goal in mind, teaching you to...
​
Bring out the best in your dog!
From all of us
at Dog Sports at Kim's...
Click here for the latest bulletins!
Including schedule updates, new classes, weather postponements, upcoming trials, and all other DSK news...
​
"I love helping people learn to be
successful with their dogs,
passing on what I’ve learned..."
News You Can Use:
DSK DOGS ROCK:
BULLETINS:
ATTENTION:
Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8, the building will be closed as follows for the IGP seminar and Scent Work trial:
​
The agility building and middle room will be closed all three days.
​
The front (obedience) room will be closed on Sunday only.
​
Wondering how to get started at DSK?
​
It's the easiest thing in the world. Just dive in by enrolling in any of these intro-level courses!
​
JUST FOR PUPS & BEGINNERS
​
Monday 6 pm -- Puppy/Beginning Agility with Justin Sims
​
Monday 8 pm -- Beginning Agility with Justin Sims
​
Tuesday 10 am -- Puppy/Beginning Obedience/Agility with
​
Tuesday 11 am -- Beginning Agility with Joanne Bockhorn
​
Thursday 8:15 am -- Puppy/Beginning Obedience with Kim Berkley
​
Thursday 9 am -- Puppy/Beginning Agility with Justin Sims
​
​
AGILITY
​
Tuesday 6 pm -- Beginning Agility with Justin Sims
​
Wednesday 6:30 pm -- Beginning Agility with Patty Schneiderjohn
​
Thursday 2 pm -- Beginning Agility with Kim Berkley
​
Saturday 3:30 pm -- Beginning Agility with Justin Sims
​
​
OBEDIENCE
​
Monday 5 pm -- Beginning Obedience with Kim Berkley
​
Wed. 5:30 pm -- Beginning Obedience with Joanne Bockhorn
Tuesday 10 am -- Beginning Obedience with Joanne Bockhorn
Saturday 11 am -- Beginning Obedience with Justin Sims
​
​
RALLY
​
Monday 7 pm -- Beginning Rally Skills with Nancy Curtis
​
​
SCENT WORK
​
Monday 11 am -- Intro to Odor with Patty Schneiderjohn
Wednesday 5:30 pm -- Intro to AKC Scent Work with Patty Schneiderjohn
​
Saturday 8:30 am -- Intro to AKC Scent Work with Justin Sims
to register!
Congratulations to MACH Sadie and Colette Weishaar! Sadie earned her MACH at the Sheltie Club agility trial
at DSK on May 27,
with Justin Sims handling.
​
Way to go, Sadie, Colette, and Justin!
Congratulations to Mary Nee
and MACH Brice – MACH Tealcrest's Beck and Call UDX OM1 RN MX MXB MXJ MJB – who on Sunday became the first
UDX OM Boxer in AKC history
to earn a MACH! Brice finished
the title in style, QQing all four
days of the National Beagle Club's agility trial and notching 92 points
to finish her agility championship.
Kim Berkley handled Brice to 17 consecutive QQs, capped by this weekend’s standout accomplishment under agility judge Craig Josling.
Way to go, Team Brice!
Congratulations to Linda Gasparovic and Sasha – MACH3 Dial “M” for Mischief UD BN GN MXC MJC NAP NJP CGC WAC – who earned her MACH3 at the English Springer Spaniel National at Purina on July 7. This high-flying Dobie was also named by the Doberman Pinscher Club of America to their Top 20 agility list for 2016. Great work, ladies!
Congratulations to Avery Adams and Spark – MACH Wyndspell Fireworks – for finishing Spark's MACH on July 7th at the English Springer Spaniel National at Purina. Way to go, Avery and Spark!
Congratulations to Kim Berkley and MACH2 Rev! Rev – OTCH HC MACH2 Rapideye All Fired Up – finished her second MACH on July 10th at the English Springer National. Outstanding achievement!
UPDATED HOLIDAY CLASS SCHEDULES!
​
December schedule for Kim & Nancy's classes:
• Kim will NOT hold classes Dec. 4 - 17.
• Kim WILL offer private lessons and drop-ins Dec. 18 - 31.
• Nancy and April will NOT hold rally classes in December.
• Nancy's Monday rally classes will resume on Jan. 6.
• Nancy's Thursday rally classes will resume on Jan. 9.
• Nancy will resume offering private lessons Jan. 6.
​
December schedule for Jeannine Kerr classes:
• Jeannine will NOT hold classes Dec. 24 or 31.
​
December schedule for Joanne Bockhorn classes:
• Joanne WILL hold classes Wednesday, Dec. 4.
• Joanne will NOT hold classes Dec. 5 - 31.
• Joanne's classes will resume on Jan. 7.
December schedule for select Patty Schneiderjohn/ Justin Sims classes:
• Patty's Monday 11 am Scent Work class will be held on Dec. 2, 23, and 30 on a drop-in basis.
• Justin's three Tuesday evening agility classes will be held as planned on Dec. 3 and 17. No class Dec. 10.
• Patty's Wednesday evening Scent Work and agility classes will be held as planned on Dec. 4 and 11, then on a drop-in basis on Dec. 18.
• Both of Justin and Patty's Saturday morning agility classes will hold their final class of the session on Dec. 21, and will then be held on a drop-in basis Dec. 28.
Did you know you can use play to deepen your connection with your dog? Check out
Bond With Your Dog Through Fun & Play
to learn how!
​
Puppies to adult dogs welcome! First class forming now; classes start January 8. Click here to learn more!
Get ready for
Dog Sports at Kim's apparel
​
Available online soon!
Watch this space!
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND:
CGC/Therapy Dog
with Justin Sims!
​
Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
​
Classes continue October 16
​
Click here to register!
CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEDNESDAY CLASSES!
​
• Open Obedience with Justin Sims
Wednesday at 6:30 pm
​
• Rally (all levels) with Justin & Nancy
Wednesday at 7:30
New classes start October 16
​
Click here to register!
NEW INTRO SCENT WORK CLASS!
​
DSK is proud to present a new
Scent Work: Intro to Odor class
taught by Patty Schneiderjohn.
Wednesday evenings at 5:30 p.m.
Classes continue November 6.
​
The class is pointed toward
AKC Scent Work, but it's applicable
to Nose Work as well.
​
Click here for more info.
Click here to register!
CHECK OUT THESE POPULAR WEDNESDAY EVENING CLASSES!
​
3 classes with Joanne Bockhorn:​
​
• Bond With Your Dog Through Fun & Play
Wednesday at 7:30. Classes start Jan. 8.
• Competition Novice Obedience
Wednesday at 6:30. Classes continue Jan. 8.
• Beginning Obedience
Wednesday at 5:30. Classes continue Jan. 8.
​
Joanne's classes are held in the middle room.
​
3 classes with Patty Schneiderjohn:
​
• Scent Work: Introduction to Odor
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Classes continue Nov. 6.
​
• Beginning Agility
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Classes continue Nov. 6.
​
• Intermediate Agility
Wednesday at 7:30 p/m. Classes continue Nov. 6.
​
Most of these classes held in new building.
​
Click here to request more information!
Click here to enrol!
​
TWO NEW CLASSES WITH
JUSTIN SIMS:
​
PUPPY AGILITY
Monday evenings at 6
​
NEW EVENING
BEGINNING AGILITY CLASS
Monday evenings at 8 p.m.
with Justin Sims.
Click here to register!
Check out the DSK YouTube channel. Click here!
Huge congratulations to DSK instructor Nancy Curtis and OTCH Stryker, who reigned supreme in obedience at the 2019 Border Collie Nationals in November,
winning High in Trial and
High Combined. Stryker also finished his OTCH at the Nationals, on November 3rd.
​
What a grand achievement!
​
OTCH Norwood's Owl Love Ewe Like Crazy UDX PT RAE OA OAJ
Check out all the DSK Dogs Rock! posts by clicking here.
