The Timeline
The Past
In the summer of 1954, an obedience training Club was formed and the individuals met at our local park, Mill Creek. In the fall of 1954, the group became known as the Youngstown All Breed Training Club. In early 1955, the Club became incorporated under this same name. In the early 1990’s, the Club applied for and was granted 501c status. The Club has been located in many places since their start in a park. They were in the GF building in Liberty, the Amory in Austintown, a small manufacturing plant in North Jackson, and finally in 1995, a building built specifically for the Club to lease.
The Present
The Club has grown from a small group of individuals to a much larger one, with nearly 200 members. Classes are available from early puppy socialization, to advanced training for agility, conformation, rally, and obedience competition. In obedience alone, the Club instructs over 1,000 students per year. All of our instructors are volunteers. There is not one paid position at YABTC.The perfect building, built just for YABTC was just shy of 10,000 square feet, and has become too small to accommodate the volume of students and the new larger ring sizes required by the AKC. The Club intends to build a larger building, with outdoor trial and training rings, and a pond so that classes will be possible for water rescue, hunting, earthwork, tracking and herding.The Finance Committee has been revived, and fundraising is one of the top goals. We have finished paying off the loan for the 8 acres of property we purchased in 2005. The construction project will begin in the fall of 2013, with a winter completion date. The new building will measure about 105' wide by 175' in length. It will be about double the size of the rented building.
October 01, 2013 - WFMJ
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio- The Youngstown All Breed Training Club breaks ground at a new location.
The dog training non-profit has been in operation for more than 50 years. Organizers say they've out grown several locations.
On Tuesday, members broke ground using "pooper scoopers," at their new location on Mahoning Avenue.
"We train people to train their dogs," said President Perri Graf. "We have people that do obedience training, we have people that do agility training, we have people that do therapy work. We have people that do all kinds of things. We have people that track, hunt. You name it we're pretty much involved with it."
The project is being undertaken by the members of the club and will cost about $1 million. Mike Coates of Coates Construction believes that the building will be ready for use in February 2014.
The Present
The new bulding has been up and operational for quite a while now. We can accomodate many more students and can house our cool weather trials in the building. Agility has grown like crazy. It's becoming hard to find a space for everyone. We are reviving the Finance Committee again and may venture into even more dog sports. |
