Membership

Applying for Membership

Click here for the printer-friendly PDF version of the Membership application with more details on how to join our club and to receive our official information packed club newsletter! Click here for the Membership application along with the Breeder application.

Benefits

Some of the main goals of the Standard Schnauzer Club of Canada are to:

  • Offer support and breed related information to fellow Standard Schnauzer owners
  • Provide a means for conformation and versatility competition
  • From time to time, update the Canadian Kennel Club Breed Standard
  • Educate the public
  • Unite Standard Schnauzers owners right across Canada

The Standard Schnauzer Club of Canada has a Constitution [Printer-friendly PDF version] that has been approved by the Canadian Kennel Club.

The Constitution outlines goals of the club. It governs how the club is run, it outlines the types of memberships available and it also includes Breeders Guidelines, amongst other things.

The Standard Schnauzer Club of Canada sponsors many events (even Schnauzer “Fun Days”) that you may wish to participate in, and you will receive a lot of valuable information that is published in the Standard Schnauzer Club of Canada’s official newsletter, which is named DER Sch’NEWS.

Some of our breeders participate in the club’s Puppy Buyer Program which provides their new puppy buyers two complimentary issues of our newsletter along with an invitation to join the club.

This is a terrific way for families that are new to the Standard Schnauzer breed to feel more of being a part of our extended Standard Schnauzer family! Ask your breeder if they participate in this program.

DER Sch’NEWS

Our official newsletter is published four times per every membership year and it is offered free of charge to members of the Standard Schnauzer Club of Canada.

The newsletter offers members a chance to keep in touch with their fellow Standard Schnauzer members across the country. The newsletter contains an amazing array of valuable information about your Standard Schnauzer. Included are articles on:

  • Health
  • Grooming
  • Obedience
  • Agility
  • Updates on upcoming activities
  • Conformation, IE showing your Standard Schnauzer
  • Other topics of interest to Standard Schnauzer owners
  • Members’ comments, their stories, Standard Schnauzer experiences and photos

Each and every member, whether you are a breeder or not, can even actively contribute to the newsletter (hence you can then brag that you are now a “published” writer). All SSCC members are invited to share news, brags, and photos of their favourite Standard Schnauzer. These items are included into the This ‘N That section of DER Sch’News.

Awards

The Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes those dog and owner teams who strive to master some of the most difficult aspects of the sport of dogs. The accomplishments that are eligible for the Outstanding Achievement Award are listed in the award application, available in the Member Downloads area.

The Versatility Dog Awards recognize those owner and dog teams competing in three (3) or more disciplines listed below. The disciplines that are recognized for the versatility awards are: Conformation, Obedience, Rally Obedience, Tracking or SAR, Agility, Flyball or Scent Hurdling, Herding, Therapy work, Chase ability, Barn hunt, Schutzhund and Draft dog. The Standard Schnauzer Club of Canada wishes to recognize all members who work hard to find new ways to play with their dogs, to that end we have amended the eligibility rules. In addition to new disciplines being accepted we will now accept any of the performance event achievements from any recognized organization i.e. AAC, NADAC, etc including the CKC. Conformation titles will only be recognized from the Canadian Kennel Club.

This category consists of 3 levels: Versatility Dog, Versatility Dog Advanced, and Versatility Dog Excellent.

Any member in good standing may apply for either of these awards using the application available in the Member Downloads area of this website.

So what are you waiting for?

Join our club Today!

Keep yourself informed and connected with the Standard Schnauzer community.