Imperial Polk Obedience Club has run entirely on volunteer hours since 1964: no paid training staff, no owner, just members teaching members.
Founded as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dog training club in Lakeland, Florida.
Volunteer-run: every instructor, trial steward, and officer donates their time.
Licensing bodies (AKC, UKC, CPE) trust IPOC to host their sanctioned trials.
Every IPOC class and trial runs out of our climate-controlled training center at 3611 Century Boulevard: rings marked, equipment stored on site, and no class ever gets rained or heated out. It's the same floor our members compete on, so class time doubles as real ring practice.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps our classes affordable, our facility safe, and our volunteers equipped to serve the public.
Donate to IPOCOfficers and trial chairs are elected from the membership. Roles shown reflect the current club year: like every volunteer board, they're re-elected and reshuffled over time.
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Training Director
Legislative Liaison
Membership
Trial Secretary
Trial chairs: Agility: Sherri Cousin · Obedience: Rita Bush · Rally: Connie West · Scent Work (AKC): Suzi Metz · Scent Work (UKC): Susi Kirkpatrick
Licensed to hold competitions in Agility, Rally, Obedience, and Scent Work, plus CGC, CGCA, CGCU, Trick Dog, and Temperament testing.
Licensed to hold official UKC Nosework trials at our Lakeland training center.
Licensed to hold Canine Performance Events, including CPE Speedway trials.
