🐾 Junior Education: Lead with Confidence, Handle with Care, Grow with Purpose

Teaching our youth how to be the leaders of tomorrow while instilling practices that keep them safe today.

📅 Date & Time:
Friday, August 21, 2026 after Best In Show

📍 Location:
Earl Warren Fairgrounds
3400 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA

🎟️ Hosted By:
Santa Barbara Kennel Club

👥 Who Should Attend:
Junior Handlers aged 9–17

🎯 Overview:
This interactive session empowers youth by integrating the concepts of Respect, Self-Confidence, and Integrity as they apply to both success in dog handling and personal safety.

🐶 What to Expect:

Bring your dogs for a 25-minute handling training session
Join your peers for in interactive learning activities with lunch (dogs cannot participate in this part of the session)
Leave with enhanced skills, new friends, and parting gifts

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents:
You're welcome to observe ringside. Additionally, parents will receive a take-home handout designed to reinforce and support the safety concepts their children learn during the session.

🍕Dinner:
A complimentary dinner will be served during the education session

Note: A permission slip will be required for each junior participant. Please ensure you have the authority to grant permission for any junior you register.

Friday, August 21: Junior Education: Lead with Confidence, Handle with Care, Grow with Purpose

FREE at the Santa Barbara Show in Santa Barbara, CA