Welcome to the website of the Sun Country Terrier Club!

Please visit us regularly for updates on upcoming events, latest news and more. Our club keeps members informed through our quarterly email newsletters, our Facebook page, and monthly club meetings (currently held at Mimi’s Cafe at Desert Ridge Marketplace).


Latest News

March 13th, 2024. Sun Country Terrier Club is pleased to announce our next annual shows in conjunction with the Heart of the Desert Classic. Dates have been set from January 30th to February 3rd, 2025. Please stay tuned for more updates in the future and refer to detailed information at ‘SCTC Dog Show 2025‘ on our website under ‘Events’.

March 11th, 2024. Our club donated the raffle proceeds from the 2023 Sun Country Terrier Show to Soldier’s Best Friends, an AZ based non profit organization providing “U.S. military veterans living with combat-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with Service or Therapeutic Companion Dogs”. Pictured here is our club treasurer Liz Johnson handing over the donation to a veteran trainer.

March 8th, 2024. What is it about the free stack? Why is it important especially to breeds whose natural tendency is to be stubborn and defiant (such as perhaps the Terrier???). What is ‘The Stack Heard Around the World’? Free stacking was not always an integral part of dog shows as it certainly has become nowadays. So who introduced it first, and why? Read on in this interesting article by Wayne Cavanaugh for the Canine Chronicle.

March 7th, 2024. With the summer around the corner, Arizona dog shows are slowing down. Are you planning to travel out-of-state to continue the joy of conformation? Here are two interesting articles by Forbes (dated 12/26/2023) and AKC (dated 02/21/2024) summarizing the best airlines for your show dog (and pet) companion. Providing both in-cabin travel for smaller breeds, and cargo travel for larger breeds, Alaskan Airlines and American Airlines are on the top of the list. Safe travels!

March 4th, 2024. Congratulations to DANCY’S UPPER CRUST the Norwich Terrier for placing Group 2nd in Owner Handled at Superstition Kennel Club in Phoenix, AZ!

February 5th, 2024. Congratulations to RANGEL’S GOTTA DASH AT RED SKY the Welsh Terrier for placing Group 1st in Owner Handled at Lost Dutchman Kennel Club in Phoenix, AZ!

January 26th, 2024. Congratulations to JEMZ CORAL THOUGHTFULNESS the Wire Fox Terrier for getting her 1st point at Kachina Kennel Club in Surprise, AZ!

January 4th, 2024. Congratulations to DOGWOODDALES ‘YUMA THURMAN’ OF AIREZONA the Airedale Terrier for placing Group 1st in Puppy Sweepstakes at Desert Empire Terrier Club of Southern California in Indio, CA!

January 2nd, 2024. Happy New Year 2024! Good luck to all participants showing in Palm Springs this week! Our next club meeting will be on Wednesday, January 10th at 7pm.

AKC has added a new event to their AKC Family dog lineup – AKC Fetch – which is open to all breeds and comes in four titles: Novice [FTN] Intermediate [FTI], Advanced [FTA], and Retriever [FTR]. For more information, please see the AKC Fetch website.

December 13th, 2023. Here is the full list of our annual SCTC awards. Congratulations to all winners!

Kim Thompson
CH & GCH RED ROCK’S IT’S ABOUT ME
West Highland White Terrier 

Jean Ritter
TKN DEXTER
Border Terrier

Kent Johnson
CH UNIQUE’S TIGER LILY
CH FLYIN’ HIGH SMOKEY THE BANDIT AT HULLABALOO
Norwich Terriers

Beryl Patterson
CH & GCH TERRORIFIC I’LL TAKE A SHOT
Airedale Terrier

Cyndi Stokvis
GCH & NOHS SILVER EXETER’S NOTORIOUS ENCORE
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier 

Ramona Benson 
NOHS BRONZE CH & GCH CADSCOTS RUBY TUESDAY AT HAWKHAVEN
CH HAWKHAVEN ROYAL DOULTON
Scottish Terriers

Jo Miller 
CH JEMZ BRIETWIRE PENNY OPALS OF LOVE
Wire Fox Terrier 

Carol Hanna
CH TOPLINE HOT TOPIC’S SOMETHIN’ TO TALK ABOUT
Airedale Terrier 

Yesenia Flores Uzan
CH KRISMA SABLONCEAUX BARON SAINT LOIC
Kerry Blue Terrier

Wolfgang Horn
CGC TKN DOGWOODDALES VIENNA
Airedale Terrier

Layne France
TOPLINE HOT TOPIC’S THE SECRET IS IN THE DIRT Scent Work Exterior Novice
Airedale Terrier

Susan & Robert Lucas
CH RED SKY’S RANGEL’S ARSENAL
Welsh Terrier

Liz & Kirk Johnson
CH MARAVILLA VIDA DE SOL’S FUNKTASIC
Staffordshire Bull Terrier 

Linda Muhlenfeld
CH & GCH DESERT SKIES COWGIRL BILLIE’S RORY ROGERS
Wire Fox Terrier

December 10th, 2023. What a wonderful turnout for our Christmas Party. It was great to see so many of your faces. Thank you for attending and I hope you had so much fun! For those who could not make it- we missed you and we hope you join us next year. Welcome to our newly voted in members!

December 2nd, 2023. Thank you for your RSVP to the annual SCTC Christmas Party. We are looking forward to celebrating together. The party will start at 1:00pm at Mimi’s Cafe at Desert Ridge Marketplace and will be followed by our monthly club meeting.