Membership
If you believe a dog should be able to do what it was bred for and look sound and beautiful while doing it; if you are interested in hunting; if you enjoy doing things with your dachshund companion and you want to try new challenges, then perhaps NATC is a club for you.
NATC offers training workshops, shows and hunting tests. As a member of DTK by affiliation you receive the DTK magazine Der Dachshund (in German). We translate some articles and publish them in our own Newsletter - Teckel Talk. If you are a breeder and breed according to the DTK regulations, your puppies may be registered with the DTK.
How to Apply:
The NATC has a status of a "gruppe" in the DTK and therefore you need to fill out two membership forms - one for the NATC and one for the DTK.
First, you need to familiarize yourself with our Bylaws, Mission Statement, and Code of Ethics. Once you decide that you would like to join the NATC, you need to fill out the NATC membership application form, sign the Code of Ethics and send both along with the check to our secretary Carrie Hamilton, 9621 Bachelor Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530.
Your name is going to be published in the NATC newsletter, Teckel Talk, which comes out 6 times a year. If there are no objections to your application, then the DTK membership application will be sent to you. You have to fill it out and send it to our president, who is going to sign it and send it to the main office of the DTK in Duisburg, Germany. Your name is going to be published in Der Dachshund, which is a monthly. There is a 14-day objection period.
The membership fee is US$60.00 per person and $30.00 per additional member of the household. If one person from a household joins, then he/she has to join as a full member (Vollmitglied). Additional applicants from a household join as "family members" (Familienmitglied).
The check should be written to the North American Teckel Club and sent to along with the NATC application. The fee covers subscription to the monthly DTK newsletter Der Dachshund.
Download
the NATC
Membership Application
Download the NATC
Code of Ethics, which you need to sign
Download the NATC Bylaws