About Alice Springs Kennel & Dog Sports Club
The Alice Springs Kennel & Dog Sports Club (ASKDSC) is the oldest dog club in the Northern Territory. We are a small club of dedicated dog enthusiasts who work hard together to ensure pure bred dog fanciers are able to enjoy showing despite our isolated location.
In July 2011 the club name was changed from Alice Springs Kennel Club Inc to Alice Springs Kennel and Dog Sports Club Inc to expand club activities and promote responsible dog ownership. ASKDSC believes that owning a dog is more than just breeding and showing, so will include training and dog sports activities for the benefit of members. The club is still fine-tuning exactly what will be offered, and information will be posted to the ASKDSC Facebook page immediately it is available.
ASKDSC aims to hold 20 Championship Shows per year and 13 have already been held in 2011. This is quite an undertaking with limited entries and having to fly in and accommodate all our judges. We are fortunate to have the support of several wonderful sponsors, who help make it all possible.
Our busiest time of year is July when six Championship Shows are held, followed by two in Tennant Creek (run by the Tennant Creed & District Show Society). The Southern Leg of this run of shows was a huge success this year with record entries, and a number of members are currently "up north" competing in the Darwin leg of the run. Information on the entire July circuit (including the Darwin shows) can be found at http://circuit.k9territory.com.
ASKDSC is very proud to have wonderful club rooms and grounds. Our shows enjoy a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and our judges and many visitors are always pleasantly surprised by our facilities, Members and Shows. Visitors are always warmly welcomed.
Many of our member travel interstate where their dogs place well at Specialties and Shows. ASKDSC members have many top ranked dogs in their breeds and groups, both in the NT and nationally. What we lack in quantity, we make up for in quality!
This website is constantly under revision and was last updated on the 16th July 2011. If you have any comments or suggestions, or if you find any errors that need correcting, please do not hesitate to email the Club at webmaster@askcinc.com.
Important Note about Show Entries
In addition to the dog and owner details, please do not forget to complete the bottom left of the official entry form which provides a breakdown of fees paid. When using electronic payment method, please (a) include an identifying Lodgement Reference on the payment made from your bank, and (b) send an email to ASKDSC with a breakdown of money paid. The March 2011 show entries resulted in numerous queries due to missing information; July was a lot better but there are still some unresolved deposits lurking in the bank account awaiting identification. This makes the Treasurer's life very difficult and we all know it's not good to upset the Treasurer...! A huge thank you to those whose entries were error-free.
Facebook
ASKDSC now has two Facebook profiles which are kept up to date by our hardworking Secretary Cilla. Click here to see the original ASKC profile where numerous photos are published. The newer ASKDSC profile is in its infancy. We encourage people to "Like" the new profile, and ultimately aim to transfer everything across to this new profile and decommission the old one.
Facebook is the best place to check for changes and/or updates to ASKDSC events (because the Secretary is so much more efficient than the Webmaster!!). There are also so many lovely photos published there that it's well worth a visit.
Don't forget when browsing photos that Facebook's thumbnails only show the middle of the pictures: when you open the photo you will see that the heads and tails are not actually cut off as they appear to be in the thumbnails!
ASKDSC Website Updates
If you would like to be advised when this site is updated, please click this link to register for update emails.
When browsing you may not be looking at the most current version of the web page in your browser window! Web pages travel through a number of servers on their way to your computer and many of these servers save their own copy of the page rather than go to the source every time: use Control+F5 to refresh the page from its source and make sure you are viewing the current version.
Membership Form
Click the link below to open the Club's membership form. Complete the form and if you are able to scan the completed form, you can return it to the club by email and pay your membership directly into the Club's bank account. Alternately mail the form and payment to Alice Springs Kennel & Dog Sports Club,
PO Box 4482, AliceSprings NT 0871.
Membership Form 
Show Schedules
Please check the Official Publication of Dogs NT: Territory Dog World, for upcoming schedules. Schedules are posted in TDW as soon as they are available.
Electronic Payments
Memberships, entries and other Alice Springs Kennel & Dog Sports Club Fees can be paid electronically directly into the Club's bank account. Details as follows:
BSB 035-303
Account 100527
Please email Alice Springs Kennel & Dog Sports Club with the details of your payment so that we can identify it in the bank account.
ASKC's Old Website
This website is in the process of a major upgrade; many pages are not completed yet - and the Webmaster keeps running out of time! The old website still has some pictures and information that I feel are interesting and that we should not lose: click here if you'd like to have a look. However, please be aware that some of the links may be broken and may no longer work. Just to add to the confusion, other links have now been edited to point back to pages in the new site, thus you may end up back here when you click them!
If you have any ideas for this website (things you don't like and/or things you'd like added), please email ASKDSC with your suggestions. If you find errors on the site, please email us and let us know so that they can be rectified: websites are not static, nor should they be. Rather, they are "living beings" with information that is continually changing. All help and suggestions are appreciated!
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