NERRC
NEW ENGLAND RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK CLUB
CLUB TIMELINE
1984
JUNE
NERRC FOUNDED
OFFICIAL KICK OFF MEETING AT HOPKINTON STATE PARK - HOPKINTON, MA
FIRST CLUB NEWSLETTER - EDITOR: LINDA G. HOTHAN
NOVEMBER
FIRST HOLIDAY PARTY
1985
JANUARY
MEMBERSHIP IS 36 FAMILIES
JULY
FIRST CLUB LOGO - DESIGNED VIA MEMBER CONTEST - WINNING DESIGN BY JOHN RUSSELL
SEPTEMBER
FIRST FUN MATCH - ASHFIELD, MA
1986
APRIL
FIRST LURE COURSING FUN EVENT - TROLL GUARD KENNELS - ATKINSON, NH
JULY
FIRST CLUB NATIONAL SPECIALTY - 55TH RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK SPECIALTY - BURLINGTON, VT
SEPTEMBER
FIRST CLASSY CHASSIE VERSATILITY MATCH - HOPKINTON STATE PARK
1988
JANUARY
INCORPORATED AS A NON-PROFIT IN MASSACHUSETTS
CLUB AKC ACCREDITATION
SEPTEMBER
FIRST CLUB SHOWCASE
1989
JANUARY
NEW CLUB LOGO
1990
FEBRUARY
VOTED IN 100TH MEMBER
1991
APRIL
AMERICAN SIGHTHOUND ASSOCIATION PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE RIDGEBACK AS A SIGHTHOUND
JUNE
FIRST NERRC HOSTED CANINE GOOD CITIZEN TEST (CGC)
1997
DECEMBER
FIRST ANNUAL RRCUS SUPPORTED SHOW SPONSORED BY NERRC - BOSTON, MA
1999
MAY
NERRC WEBSITE CREATED
2000
JANUARY
FIRST RIDGEBACK-A-DAY FUNDRAISER CALENDAR
2004
SEPTEMBER
FIRST RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK WORLD CONGRESS HOSTED IN THE USA AT THE RRCUS SPECIALTY IN TEXAS
2009
JANUARY
FIRST NERRC FACEBOOK PAGE CREATED
2012
MARCH
NEW NERRC FACEBOOK PAGE CREATED
2016
MARCH
FIRST INTRO TO NOSEWORK SEMINAR AT SIRIUS FUN DOG TRAINING - PLYMOUTH, MA
SEPTEMBER
FIRST ANNUAL REGIONAL SPECIALTY SHOW - CAPE COD, MA
2017
MARCH
FIRST TRICK DOG FUN EVENT AT SIRIUS FUN DOG TRAINING - PLYMOUTH, MA
APRIL
NEW CLUB WEBSITE