Twin Cities Vizsla Club

CANCELED - Fun Day & Meeting
2023-07-08 | Waters Edge Dog Center, 4173 15th Street NW, Buffalo, MN, 55313, United States
Actual date is TBD

September Membership & BOD Meetings
2023-09-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom Meeting
Guests are welcome and encouraged to attend! The agenda will be emailed to members in advance and my also be found by logging into the Member Portal.
The member meeting will be first with the BOD meeting to follow.
New to TCVC and wondering what a meeting entails?
At meetings of the Club, the order of business, so far as the character and nature of the meeting may permit, shall be as follows:

Roll Call
Minutes of Last Meeting
Report of President
Report of Secretary
Report of Treasurer
Report of Committees
Election of Officers and Board (at annual meeting)
Election of New Members
Unfinished Business
New Business
Adjournment

Zoom Information:
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Double/Double Hunt Tests
2023-09-30 - 2023-10-01 | Good Go Ing Kennels, 1188 192nd St, Baldwin, WI, 54002, United States
Click below for more information
Event Documents (premium, running orders, etc.)

November Fall Festival
2023-11-11 11:30 - 15:30 | Bloomington Obedience Training Club, 8127 Pleasant Avenue South, Bloomington, MN, 55420, United States
General Info
Vizsla owners and TCVC members — You are invited to our Fall Festival! Join us as we celebrate another year of club events with our fellow Vizsla owners. This is an event where your dogs are welcome. Please bring a crate for your dog to stay in during the potluck. Also, dogs must be on a leash unless they are participating in the games or photos and a leash is not needed during that activity. Please note that canine influenza is active this season – if your dog is ill, please leave them at home.
Tables and chairs will be available for us to use. Plan on bringing your own beverages for the event.
Potluck Sign-up
This year we are using the Cheddar Up app to sign up for a dish to bring. This app is free to use and does not require you to create an account. It will ask for your email to send you a confirmation and calendar reminder. It’s pretty easy to use, but here is a helpful hint for our event. You can view what others are bringing by clicking on the arrow to expand the comments. If you have problems signing up, please email Jesi at jesifoster@gmail.com
Sign up here! https://tcvc-fall-festival-potuck-signup.cheddarup.com
Holiday Photos by Kathleen Riley
Kathleen Riley (website: https://www.kathleenrileyphotography.com/home)has graciously offered to come and provide holiday photo sessions for all attendees. Photos can be purchased on her website for $20 per image (more images will be available on her website for a discount). Pre-registration for a session time is required to ensure we don’t overbook. Please email missyotten@yahoo.com to be added to the list. Please include in your email how many people/dogs will be in your photo session so we can be sure to allocate enough time for everyone.

Parking
Please be respectful of local businesses and park in designated areas only.
Volunteers Needed
As with any event, we are looking for a few volunteers to help with setup, cleanup, and a few of the games. Please contact Missy Otten at missyotten@yahoo.com if you are able to help out.

December Membership & BOD Meetings
2023-12-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
Guests are welcome and encouraged to attend! The agenda will be emailed to members in advance and my also be found by logging into the Member Portal.
The member meeting will be first with the BOD meeting to follow.
New to TCVC and wondering what a meeting entails?
At meetings of the Club, the order of business, so far as the character and nature of the meeting may permit, shall be as follows:

Roll Call
Minutes of Last Meeting
Report of President
Report of Secretary
Report of Treasurer
Report of Committees
Election of Officers and Board (at annual meeting)
Election of New Members
Unfinished Business
New Business
Adjournment

January Board of Directors Meeting
2024-01-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Jensen’s Cafe, 12750 Nicollet Ave, Burnsville, MN, 55337, United States
Update as of 1/11/2024: Due to forecasted weather this meeting will be via Zoom only.
Tentative agenda:
Reading of Minutes of Last Meeting
Report of Secretary
Report of Treasurer
Report of Committees
Unfinished Business
New Business
Adjournment
All are welcome to join! We are tentatively planning on having this as a hybrid meeting. If we are able to do so, Zoom information will be available upon request.

2024 Awards Banquet
2024-02-03 17:00 - 21:00 | Joseph’s Grill, 140 Wabasha Street, South St. Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Tentative Schedule

5PM: cash bar
6PM: dinner
To follow: a short meeting, presentation of awards, and our always-entertaining raffle.

Annual Awards and Title Plaques
Award and new title plaque information and sign-up forms can be found here: https://tcvc.org/about-us/tcvc-awards/
Submission deadline is January 1st!
Click here to register online: 2024 Banquet Registration
Reservations will be accepted until Thursday January 25, 2024

Paint your Pet Fundraiser
2024-03-09 12:00 - 15:00 | Urban Growler Brewing Company, 2325 Endicott Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55114, United States
This fun event is a fundraiser for the Twin Cities Vizsla Club!
We will be painting our pets off of an image of your choice. Gray Duck Art will take your image and turn it into a paint by number, making this class a fun and successful experience for all.
Right after purchasing your ticket, please email us photos of your pet. Please use directions at grayduckart.com/class. Registration and photo submission will close 14 days prior to class so we have time to draw your custom artwork.
Classes include a pre-drawn paint by number on your canvas and a full set of custom mixed paints. Canvases are drawn by local artists in the Twin Cities (more info about our team at grayduckart.com/about).
No painting experience necessary. This is for ALL!
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$10.50 from each ticket purchase will be donated to the Twin Cities Vizsla Club.

2024 VCA National Gun Dog Championship
2024-04-03 - 2024-04-04
The NGDC is a Vizsla-only walking trial with 1-hour braces.
A “walking” trial differs from a horseback trial in that the handler is on foot. The braces are run for an entire hour, and the dogs are required to retrieve. The NGDC event is held annually and includes an additional stake, Open Puppy, also on foot.

April Concurrent Board of Director and Member Meetings
2024-04-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Private Residence – Please contact tcvcsecretary@gmail.com for address
Members – an email will be sent with the address and Zoom call-in information. An agenda and minutes will be available in the member portal https://tcvc.org/members-only/
If you will be joining via Zoom, please use the link below or contact the TCVC Secretary @ tcvcsecretary@gmail.com for additional information.

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2024 VCA National Specialty Events
2024-04-22 - 2024-04-28
The Vizsla Club of America holds its National Specialty events the 17th week of the AKC Corresponding Date Table. This event is held in a different region of the country every year and includes Conformation Sweepstakes, Agility, Junior Showmanship, Obedience, Rally, Scent Work, educational events, and Judges Education. In addition to the National Events, two other events take place: the All Star Review and the Iron Dog competition. The All Star Review is limited to Vizslas with a Conformation Championship and either a Field Championship or Master Hunter title. A three-judge panel decides the winner. Iron Dog is not limited to championship dogs. It rewards the top versatile dogs competing in Conformation and Companion Events during the Nationals week.
Entry in any VCA National Event (show, field, performance, or companion event) requires a DNA number. This requirement also applies to rescues as well as spayed and neutered dogs. Advertising in the National Specialty Catalog requires both a DNA number and an OFA number if a specific dog’s name is used.
National Specialties are a great place to learn about the breed and talk to participants and breeders.

Specialty, Sweepstakes, and Junior Showmanship
2024-05-25 - 2024-05-26 | Nicollet County Fairgrounds, 400 Union Street, St Peter, MN, 56082, United States
Join us in Saint Peter, Minnesota for a weekend of Vizsla specialties. The Key City Kennel Club all-breed show, obedience, and rally trials are held in the same location.
Event Information:
Visit https://linktr.ee/tcvizslaclub and subscribe to be informed when new information is available.

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Trophy Sponsorships
Premium

May Board of Directors Meeting
2024-05-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
An agenda and minutes will be available in the member portal https://tcvc.org/members-only/

Summer Social | July Concurrent Board of Directors and Member Meetings
2024-07-20 09:00 - 14:30 | Otten Family Farm, 3433 2nd Street NE, Buffalo, MN, 55313, United States
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Be sure to save the date and update your calendars! Join us at the Otten family farm for a fun filled day for you and your Vizsla! The day will start with a bird introduction. This is appropriate for Vizslas of any age with little to no prior bird experience. There is a small fee to offset the cost of birds (waived for club members). Stay for the potluck and member meetings. Be sure to use the links below to sign up for intro to birds and a dish to pass at the potluck. We hope to see you there!
Schedule & Sign up forms:

9am-11am: Bird intro with Todd Otten and Nick Frazer | Bird Intro sign-up ($5 for non-members)
11am-12pm: Social hour – Spend some time catching up with your fellow Vizsla owners/lovers. There will be a designated, unfenced area for well-behaved dogs to play.
12pm: Potluck with meetings to begin at 12:30pm. Let’s see your favorite summer dishes! | Potluck sign-up

September Concurrent Board of Directors and Member Meetings
2024-09-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
Zoom link will be sent via email. If it’s less than 10 days until the meeting, please contact tcvcsecretary@gmail.com. An agenda and minutes will be available in the member portal https://tcvc.org/members-only/

Double/Double Hunt Tests
2024-09-28 - 2024-09-29 | Good Go Ing Kennels, 1188 192nd St, Baldwin, WI, 54002, United States
Event Information:
Visit https://linktr.ee/tcvizslaclub to view the documents listed below (when available), enter online, and subscribe to be informed when new information is available.

Premium
Running order
Entry information

Fall Fest | November Concurrent Board of Director and Member Meetings
2024-11-02 12:00 - 15:30 | Animal Inn Training Center, 8633 34th Street North, Lake Elmo, MN, 55042, United States
– Schedule of Events –
We hope to see you (and your Vizsla) at our in-person November event! We have a lot of activities planned – a potluck lunch, member meeting, rally run-thrus, CGC/CGCA/CGCU evaluations, trick dog evaluations, a build your own treat bar for our canine friends, and more. Members – if time allows, we will have open play for well-behaved Vizslas AFTER all of the evaluations have completed.
Start times for CGC, Rally, and Trick dog are estimates.

12pm: Set-up activities, welcome activity
12:30pm: TCVC Member meeting & Potluck lunch
Ring 1 –

1:30pm: CGC mini-prep & Rally intro
1:45pm: CGC evals

CGCA to follow
CGCU to follow

2:30pm: Trick dog evals

Ring 2 –

1:45pm: Rally run -thrus

Potluck signup – https://grow.withlome.com/a/797b8510-33cd-448e-82b7-5c342c307061
CGC Evaluations – PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY! Fee: $5/eval
Registration link
Want to earn your Canine Good Citizen titles? ( CGC) Trick titles? Advanced and Urban Canine Good Citizen titles? (CGCA, CGCU) Join us and give them a try. 5$ per test. A well mannered dog with basic obedience skills is needed for CGC.
Sign up in advance.
A 15 min class with some practice will be held prior to testing. Be sure to read up on the requirements! All testing items are located on the AKC website https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/canine-good-citizen-test-items/
Trick Dog Evaluations – PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY! Fee: $5/eval
Sign up in advance. Bring all of your own equipment for trick titles.
Registration link
Getting Started in Rally with Your Dog
We’ll have a short Rally novice course set up so and your dog can give it a try in an easy-going atmosphere, and we’ll demonstrate the how-to before you try it.
Rally could be described as the most fun-loving member of the obedience training family. It’s a sport that helps build teamwork between handler and dog as they complete a course of signs indicating what to do next – turns, halts, sits, downs, figure 8s, weaves, 360-degree circles, etc. At the Novice level, it’s all done on-leash.
Questions? Please contact Jesi at jesifoster@gmail.com

December Concurrent Board of Director and Member Meetings
2024-12-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting

2025 Awards Banquet
2025-02-08 17:00 - 21:00 | Joseph’s Grill, 140 Wabasha Street, South St. Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Tentative Schedule

5PM: cash bar
6PM: dinner
To follow: a short meeting, presentation of awards, and our always-entertaining raffle.

Annual Awards and Title Plaques
Award and new title plaque information and sign-up forms can be found here: https://tcvc.org/about-us/tcvc-awards/
Submission deadline is January 1st!
Click here to register online: 2025 Banquet Registration
Reservations will be accepted until Saturday February 1, 2025

March Director & Membership Meeting
2025-03-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
An agenda and minutes will be available in the member portal https://tcvc.org/members-only/. Check your email for the Zoom meeting information or email the secretary at tcvcsecretary@gmail.com to request the information.

Vizsla Club of America National Specialty & Companion Events
2025-04-21 - 2025-04-26

Concurrent Board of Directors and Member Meetings, Virtual
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
Zoom link : Contact tcvcsecretary@gmail.com for the meeting link.
Agenda: Click 2025 Minutes or login to the TCVC Member Portal and select Club Documents > Minutes > 2025 Minutes
Example Agenda:

Agenda Item

Call to Order, Jesi

Roll Call, Missy

Reading and Approval of minutes of the last meeting, Jesi

Officer’s Reports

President’s Report

Vice President’s Report

Secretary’s Report

Treasurer’s Report

Committee’s Reports

Annual Awards & Banquet Committee, Paul

Breeder Referral, Kym

Breed Rescue, Julie/Megan

Communication Committee, Jesi, Missy and Open

Education, Beth

Event Coordinator, Open

Federation Liaison, Todd

Hunt Test, Todd

Specialty Show, Paul

Member Applications

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment

Concurrent Specialties, Sweepstakes, and Junior Showmanship
2025-05-24 - 2025-05-25 | Nicollet County Fairgrounds, 400 Union Street, St Peter, MN, 56082, United States
The Twin Cities Vizsla Club is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2025! Our annual Specialty Shows will be held May 24-25, 2025 at the Nicollet County Fairgrounds in Saint Peter, Minnesota. The events are held in conjunction with the Key City Kennel Club’s all-breed conformation shows, obedience trials, and rally trials. Onofrio is the superintendent and online entries are available at www.onofrio.com.
Sponsor a trophy at https://linktr.ee/tcvizslaclub
Schedule:
Saturday, May 24th

Specialty Show; judged by Thomas Alexander

Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes; judged by Susie Bosshart

Junior Showmanship; judged by Michelle Veiled

4 to 6 Month Beginner Puppy; judged by Thomas Alexander

All-breed; judged by Nigel Mark Trainor (New Zealand)

Sunday, May 25th

Specialty Show; judged by Robyn Lee Trainor (New Zealand)

Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes; judged by Carol Hathaway

Junior Showmanship; judged by David Samuelson

All-breed; judged by Nikki Riggsbee

Summer BBQ, Concurrent Board of Directors and Member Meetings
2025-08-09 11:00 - 17:00 | Otten Family Farm, 3433 2nd Street NE, Buffalo, MN, 55313, United States
In-person event : Contact tcvcsecretary@gmail.com for directions, if needed.
Be sure to save the date and update your calendars! Join us at the Otten family farm for a fun filled day for you and your Vizsla! The day will start with social hour/play time followed by a Vizsla Event Education Session. Here we will have we will have connoisseurs of several Vizsla Events provide a Q&A session for those looking to learn more or begin a new journey with their dog(s). A potluck lunch and member meetings will run concurrent or shortly after (depending on time/interest). Be sure to use the link below to RSVP and sign up for a dish to pass at the potluck. We hope to see you there!

Schedule & Sign up

11:00am: Social Hour / Play Time – Spend time catching up with your fellow Vizsla owners/lovers. There will be a designated, unfenced area for well-behaved dogs to play.
12:00pm: Vizsla Event Education Session – Current events in the Q&A are Conformation, Hunt Test, Obedience, Rally. More to come once confirmed.
12:30pm: Potluck lunch with membership/board meetings to follow. Let’s see your favorite summer dishes! Potluck Sign-Up

Agenda: Click 2025 Minutes or login to the TCVC Member Portal and select Club Documents > Minutes > 2025 Minutes
Example Agenda:

Agenda Item

Call to Order, Jesi

Roll Call, Missy

Reading and Approval of minutes of the last meeting, Jesi

Officer’s Reports

President’s Report

Vice President’s Report

Secretary’s Report

Treasurer’s Report

Committee’s Reports

Annual Awards & Banquet Committee, Paul

Breeder Referral, Kym

Breed Rescue, Julie/Megan

Communication Committee, Jesi, Missy and Open

Education, Beth

Event Coordinator, Open

Federation Liaison, Todd

Hunt Test, Todd

Specialty Show, Paul

Member Applications

Unfinished Business

New Business

Adjournment

Double/Double Hunt Tests
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28 | Good Go Ing Kennels, 1188 192nd St, Baldwin, WI, 54002, United States
The Twin Cities Vizsla Club is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2025! Our annual double/double hunt tests will be held September 27-28, 2025 at the Good Go Ing Kennels in Baldwin, Wisconsin. Online entries will be available. Premiums, running orders, etc. can be accessed at https://linktr.ee/tcvizslaclub , once available.

2026 Awards Banquet
2026-02-07 16:00 - 20:30 | Joseph’s Grill, 140 Wabasha Street, South St. Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Tentative Schedule
4PM: cash bar
5PM: dinner
To follow: a short meeting, presentation of awards, and our always-entertaining raffle.
Annual Awards and Title Plaques
Award and new title plaque information and sign-up forms can be found here: https://tcvc.org/about-us/tcvc-awards/
Submission deadline is January 1st!
Click here to register online: 2026 Banquet Registration
Reservations will be accepted until Sunday February 1, 2026

Sniff and Go
2026-02-27 15:00 - 20:00 | Prairie Lutheran Church, 11000 Blossom Road, Eden Prairie, MN, 55347, United States
SNIFF and GO!

Hosted by Twin Cities Vizsla Club
(Connie Priesz, Sandy Kimmerle, Kym Fisher, Jan Poole, and Jo Schweitz)
Questions: 612-275-2302 (Connie)

When: Friday Feb 27, 2026 3-8 pm
Where: Prairie Lutheran Church
11000 Blossom Rd. Eden Prairie, MN 55347
4 RUNS!
$40.00
One container type search and 3 interior searches- ALL levels welcome!
You may choose to know where the hides are, or how many in each search or not!
If you run multiple dogs please sign up for a different time frame.
It will be run like a trial.
For Insurance reasons, no training is allowed.
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Sign up here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18iqYGCW7NhQ1970-fO3ruj3YNLDsDek8gAbALg2Q1pU/edit?usp=drivesdk
Go to the link and sign up. Please fill in the information requested.
3 dogs every 15 minutes
The ”judge” will follow you through all the searches
Crating from your car.
An assistant will call you in from the parking lot at your time. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Mail your check for $40 no later than Feb 24, 2026
Connie Priesz cjpriesz@gmail.com
13401 Marystown Rd
Shakopee, MN 55379
Participation assumes your sole responsibility and liability. You further agree that the above mentioned parties are held harmless from any claim of loss, injury or damage.
