Are you considering joining the Keeshond Club of Canada? Would you like to receive our bi-monthly
newsletter? Would you like a listing of Canadian Keeshond breeders? If so, this page should help
you with the information that you will need to know. If you do not get answers to your questions,
please contact our Membership Chairperson:
Gail Riches
1141 Blaine Dr
Burnaby, BC
V5A 2L7 Canada
Phone: (604) 4204484
Email: <[email protected]>
(taken from the Constitution of the KCC - ARTICLE III)
Full Membership
Full membership may be provided to any resident of Canada who is a legal owner of at
least one (1) Keeshond registered with the Canadian Kennel Club, or the so owned dog must
be owned by a member of the immediate family of the applicant, and such applicant must be
in sympathy with the aims of the Club and loyal thereto.
Full membership (Family) - this membership will consist of husband, wife and any
immediate family member (son/daughter) 18 years of age or older that is living with the
full membership family.
Full membership (non-Keeshond owner) - this membership may be provided to any previous
owners of Keeshond who are sympathetic with the aims of the Club and are in good standing.
Full membership will receive all privileges of the Club, including: voting rights, holding
office and shall receive a newsletter.
Honorary Membership
Honorary membership may be provided to any member who, in the judgement or the opinion of
the Board of Directors renders an outstanding contribution to the Club.
Honorary members shall receive a newsletter, but shall not be entitled to any other
privileges of the Club; they will not be required to pay dues.
If the Honorary member chooses, they may pay the annual dues and retain all previous
privileges of the Club, including: voting rights and holding office.
Founding Membership
Founding memberships are for the seven (7) original KCC members whose names
appear on the Societies Act application and/or served on the Board of Directors when The
Keeshond Club of Canada was registered on November 22, 1971. The following people were
identified as the founding members of the Club: Jean Croken, Pat Croken, Linda Elliot
(Zakowski), Rosella Helwig, Don MacKenzie, Ethel MacKenzie and Sid Estrin.
Founding memberships shall receive a newsletter, but shall not be entitled to any other
privileges of the Club; they will not be required to pay dues.
If the Founding member chooses, they may pay the annual dues and retain all previous
privileges of the Club, including: voting rights and holding office.
Lifetime Membership
Any past or present member of the Club who has served the Club with distinction
may be elected to Lifetime membership.
A Lifetime member must have been a member of the Club for a minimum of twenty-five (25)
continuous years, and who has met with the required service to the Club [a minimum of twelve
(12)service points]. A nominee for Life membership shall be submitted to the Board of Directors
for consideration of qualifications. Upon approval of the Board, the member’s name shall be
published in the newsletter and their status changed on the membership list.
Lifetime members shall pay no dues, but retain all privileges of the Club, including: voting
rights, holding office, and shall receive a newsletter.
Service requirement point schedule:
Executive/Director positions - one (1) point per year served
Chair of Executive Appointed Committee - one half (½) point per year
Committee Head for National Specialties - one half (½) point per year
(only the Chair will be eligible for points, not the whole committee)
Statistician, Awards Secretary, Archivist - one half (½) point per year
Club member acting as National Specialty Show Secretary or Show Chairman
- one (1) point per year
Maximum number of points per member per year is one (1) point and Lifetime Family
requirement is twelve (12) points per family member.
Full United States Membership
Full US membership may be provided to a resident of the United States who is the
legal owner of at least one (1) Keeshond registered with the American Kennel Club. Such applicant
must be in sympathy with the aims of the Club, and loyal thereto.
Member shall have all privileges of the Club, including voting rights and newsletter, but shall
not be entitled to hold office.
Associate Membership
Associate membership may be provided to a person residing outside Canada and
the United States who owns a Keeshond registered with the official body of the resident country
as recognized by the Canadian Kennel Club.
Associate membership may be provided to a person who resides in Canada who is interested in
Keeshonden.
Associate members shall receive a newsletter, but shall not be entitled to any other privileges
of the Club.
- Applications for membership must be submitted to the Secretary and must contain the
following information: name of applicant, home address and telephone number, name and registered
number of Keeshond(en) owned. Applications must be signed by the applicant(s), accompanied by
dues for one (1) year and bear the name and signature of a least one (1) Club member in good
standing as sponsor. Also, a Code of Ethics must be signed.
Section 4 - No application for membership shall be acted upon until the name of the applicant(s)
has been published to the membership through the normal medium of the Club newsletter. At the
expiration of a period of one (1) month after publication of said newsletter, the application
shall be considered accepted unless the Secretary has received written signed objection from
three (3) or more Club members.
Section 5 - In case of accepted application, the Secretary shall so inform the applicant and
send a welcoming package. When an application has been objected to, the Secretary shall return
the application together with the dues submitted and a letter explaining the reason for rejection.
In either case, the Secretary shall advise the Club President, forwarding copies of any letters
of objection received.
Section 6 - Any member may be suspended from the Club by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the
entire voting membership. Prior to such a vote, however, notice is to be given in the Club
newsletter and the charges forwarded by mail to the member prior to the publication date of said
newsletter. Also, prior to the vote, sufficient time must elapse, including the publication of
at least one (1) further issue of the Club newsletter, to permit opportunity for reply to the
preferred charges by the said member, or the other Club members, on his/her behalf. Such replies
are to be published in the Club newsletter or forwarded by mail to all members before the vote is
called.