CLUB HISTORY
The Rideau Terrier Club was born from the ashes of the old Scottish Terrier Club of Canada. The Scottish Terrier Club of Canada members were Fred Fraser (click to read), Ted Gunderson and Bob Sharp and were joined into the new Rideau Terrier Club by Jim and Marcia Reynolds, Marion Fleming, Conn Hutcheon, Bob and Sally Avery, Lorne and Diane Gignac and Betty Hyslop. The Rideau Terrier Club Constitution became effective on October 7, 1970. The Club's first show was held in Kars, Ontario in July 1971 presided over by Mrs W. Heckmann and was won by a West Highland White Terrier owned by Barbara Keenan.
The reputation of the Rideau Terrier Club Championship Specialty Show has grown over the years to the point where it is one of the largest shows of its kind in Canada. This reputation has been based upon the quality of the show’s organization and hospitality and the excellence of the judging. The membership of the Rideau Terrier Club, while few in number, are involved in all aspects of the Specialty Show and we pride ourselves in providing an overloaded hospitality table during the show and an impressive array of trophies which include the Club’s perpetual trophies as well as prizes of both cash and giftware. Visit Trophies and Prizes page for details about each trophy and a bit of its history as well as the prizes awarded at each specialty show.
The standard of judging has always been of paramount importance to the Rideau Terrier Club members. The Club offers a Puppy Sweepstakes, a full range of regular classes and the judges are all “terrier people” of excellent reputation. The Club also recognizes younger judges and judging aspirants by asking them to adjudicate the Puppy Sweepstakes. The Rideau Terrier Club selects qualified and experienced terrier judges to evaluate the regular classes and the veterans, with past names like Seligman, Marvin, Joel, Keenan, Cashoudian, Kirk, McDermott, Hartley, Thornton, Jenner and Meen have held sway in the Club’s ring. Visit Past Winners to find out more about our judging history.
The Rideau Terrier Club holds its Championship Speciality Show in conjunction with an All Breed Show and in the past has had excellent association with the Ottawa Kennel Club and the Save the Children Canada Show. The Woodlands Campsite at the Long Sault Parkway provides a beautiful lakeside setting for the Specialty Show and the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry All Breed Show offers more opportunities for terriers to make their mark. Camping is available at the Woodlands Campsite at the Long Sault Parkway.
There has been some great breeds awarded Best of Specialty over the years. This highly competitive field always includes the top terriers nationally and internationally. Over the years some of the top dogs in the land have been awarded the Group 1st! In addition, each year one of the terrier breeds is showcased as the Breed of Distinction and the particular breed club often has a special display and information booth at the show site. Click Terrier Breeds to read more about this year's Breed of Distinction.
The objectives of the Rideau Terrier Club remains true since 1970 to foster and promote the best interest of the terrier breeds and to hold an annual Championship Terrier Specialty Show. The Rideau Terrier Club is operated as a non-profit organization and any resulting surplus is not used to the benefit of any member of the Club. The Rideau Terrier Club also recognizes the Canadian Kennel Club as the final authority on all matters pertaining to its activities and to the final court of appeal on all matters that would come under its jurisdiction, except that the Rideau Terrier Club retains unto itself authority and jurisdiction over its own Constitution and matters of internal government.
The reputation of the Rideau Terrier Club Championship Specialty Show has grown over the years to the point where it is one of the largest shows of its kind in Canada. This reputation has been based upon the quality of the show’s organization and hospitality and the excellence of the judging. The membership of the Rideau Terrier Club, while few in number, are involved in all aspects of the Specialty Show and we pride ourselves in providing an overloaded hospitality table during the show and an impressive array of trophies which include the Club’s perpetual trophies as well as prizes of both cash and giftware. Visit Trophies and Prizes page for details about each trophy and a bit of its history as well as the prizes awarded at each specialty show.
The standard of judging has always been of paramount importance to the Rideau Terrier Club members. The Club offers a Puppy Sweepstakes, a full range of regular classes and the judges are all “terrier people” of excellent reputation. The Club also recognizes younger judges and judging aspirants by asking them to adjudicate the Puppy Sweepstakes. The Rideau Terrier Club selects qualified and experienced terrier judges to evaluate the regular classes and the veterans, with past names like Seligman, Marvin, Joel, Keenan, Cashoudian, Kirk, McDermott, Hartley, Thornton, Jenner and Meen have held sway in the Club’s ring. Visit Past Winners to find out more about our judging history.
The Rideau Terrier Club holds its Championship Speciality Show in conjunction with an All Breed Show and in the past has had excellent association with the Ottawa Kennel Club and the Save the Children Canada Show. The Woodlands Campsite at the Long Sault Parkway provides a beautiful lakeside setting for the Specialty Show and the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry All Breed Show offers more opportunities for terriers to make their mark. Camping is available at the Woodlands Campsite at the Long Sault Parkway.
There has been some great breeds awarded Best of Specialty over the years. This highly competitive field always includes the top terriers nationally and internationally. Over the years some of the top dogs in the land have been awarded the Group 1st! In addition, each year one of the terrier breeds is showcased as the Breed of Distinction and the particular breed club often has a special display and information booth at the show site. Click Terrier Breeds to read more about this year's Breed of Distinction.
The objectives of the Rideau Terrier Club remains true since 1970 to foster and promote the best interest of the terrier breeds and to hold an annual Championship Terrier Specialty Show. The Rideau Terrier Club is operated as a non-profit organization and any resulting surplus is not used to the benefit of any member of the Club. The Rideau Terrier Club also recognizes the Canadian Kennel Club as the final authority on all matters pertaining to its activities and to the final court of appeal on all matters that would come under its jurisdiction, except that the Rideau Terrier Club retains unto itself authority and jurisdiction over its own Constitution and matters of internal government.
