NATC Zuchtschau 2001: Susan Fuller, Herren Woerdemann and Ransleben, and Judy Stephenson, the show chairperson.

NATC Zuchtschau 2000: Herren Woerdemann and Ransleben are enjoying Patt Nance's  "v Dorndorf" longs.

NATC was the inspiration of a small group of people who actually use their dachshunds for hunting. These people wished to have access to the broader range of hunting tests of the sort offered by the Deutscher Teckelklub (DTK). They also believed that the conformation standard of the DTK is best suited for dachshunds who are called upon to work long and hard above and below ground. By January 2000 the new club was formed, held elections to establish a 5-member Board in March and was voted in as a member of the World Union for Teckel by the end of April.

At present we have 45 members spread across North America. Our members live in 15 states of the USA and 1 member lives in Canada. In spite of many challenges we feel that our accomplishments are numerous:

  • Our Bylaws, Mission Statement, and Code of Ethics have been drawn up and approved by our membership. These important documents laid a solid foundation for the structure and operations of our club.
  • Two "breeders shows"have been organized. They were judged by Herr Woerdemann, DTK Chief Breed Warden. Herr Wolfgang Ransleben, DTK President, came along with Herr Woerdemann twice.
  • Two litters with total of 14 puppies were produced according to the DTK regulations and subsequently registered with the DTK. Five of the puppies are owned by NATC members.
  • We are hard at work adapting the DTK prueffung rules as it is necessary to deal with American game, customs and hunting legislation. The high standards of DTK will be upheld. Currently we have two NATC tests, a natural den test (Bauprueffung) and blood tracking test (Schweisspruefung). Spurlaut and Stoebern will take a little more time.
  • On September 1-2, 2001 Herr Ransleben judged our first field tests and helped with the training process of the NATC field judges.
  • We have seven DTK-approved judges, who can judge NATC field tests.
  • The club has its own bimonthly newsletter Teckel Talk, through which we disseminate information to the NATC membership. In every issue of Teckel Talk we publish translated articles from Der Dachshund.

We deeply appreciate the strong support the DTK has given us.

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