Membership

CATC membership is a wonderful deal. Members pay dues once per year and (among other benefits) can train as many dogs as they would like in as many classes as they would like all year long. Note that the membership belongs to the person, not the dog; a CATC member could bring every dog in their neighborhood to classes every night of the week if they wanted to! Annual membership dues are:

• $85 - for a single membership
• $100 - for a family membership (any 2 adults in the same household)
• $25 - for a junior membership (any child age 12 to 17)

There are 4 possible ways to join CATC:

• Complete Puppy Kindergarten class and Beginning Obedience
• Complete the Beginning Obedience class
• Rejoin after being a member in good standing within the last 2 dues years
• Transfer (bring your dog and demonstrate he/she doesn’t need a beginning class)

Upon completing Puppy Kindergarten  and the Beginning Obedience class, your instructor will give you an Application for Elected Membership. The application must be filled out, signed by 2 members (your instructors), and sent to the Elected Membership Chairperson with the appropriate annual dues.

You may apply to rejoin the club if you were a member in good standing within the previous 2 years by submitting a new application signed by 2 current members and the required dues.

If your dog is already trained beyond the beginners level, you may apply for membership using the "transfer" method. To do so, you must make an appointment with our Director of Training or his designee to take a skills assessment test. You and your dog will come to the training club at the appointed time and perform a subnovice routine to demonstrate you have mastered all the beginning exercises. The test consists of:

• heel on lead with a right & left turn, about turn, fast, slow and halt with an automatic sit
• stand for exam
• recall on lead with a front
• 1 minute sit stay and 3 minute down stay

Once you pass the test, the Director of Training will sign off on your application and you may submit it to the Membership Chairperson with the appropriate annual dues plus a one time $85 transfer in fee. If you do not pass the test, there is no fee.

Once the application is received, you will be sent a letter and receipt and the CATC board will vote on your application at their next monthly meeting. During the time between submitting the application and formal acceptance by the club, you have full membership training privileges, other than voting. You will be sent a letter and membership card shortly after being voted into the club.

Any membership related questions should be directed to the Membership Chairperson, Harriett Browne by visiting our Contact Us page.