Our Council

Meet Our Junior Handling Council

The Saskatchewan Junior Handling program is supported by a dedicated team of volunteers who help guide, organize, and advocate for Junior Handlers across the province. Their passion, time, and leadership help create opportunities for youth to learn, compete, and be part of an encouraging community.

🐾 Junior Handling Council & Junior Representative(s)

Our Council oversees the structure of the program, event coordination, decisions, and program development. They work behind the scenes to ensure juniors have a positive and enriching experience throughout the year. This ensures that our junior program and decisions are aligned with CKC regulations, opportunities, and long-term development for youth in dogsports.

🌟 Junior Representative(s)

These are the voices of our youth, juniors who advocate for their peers, help welcome new members, support young handlers at events, and provide feedback to the council.

💰 Treasurer

Our Treasurer ensures donations, sponsorships, budgets, and awards funding are responsibly managed. This role is essential to the sustainability of our program and events.

CKC Junior Kennel Club Council

The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) divides the country into geographic zones, each represented by a CKC Director and representatives who advocates for the interests of clubs, exhibitors, breeders, and junior handlers in that region. Representatives from all CKC zones meet to discuss:

Junior handling program development
National and regional dog show standards
Event rules and ethics
Growth strategies for youth participation
Support for clubs and exhibitors
Improvements to fairness, accessibility, and education in dog sport

These collaborative discussions ensure that junior handlers across Canada receive consistent opportunities, standardized judging expectations, and a unified pathway toward Zone Finals and ultimately Nationals.

You can find the link HERE for the CKC Junior Kennel Club Council.

Shannon Kaytor

Senior Council CKC Juniors Zone 9 Representative

Shannon Kaytor serves as the Senior Council Member for Saskatchewan Junior Handlers. Based in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, she is a dedicated dog enthusiast and active participant in the sport at multiple levels.

Shannon is known for her supportive nature, commitment to youth development, and passion for canine sports.

Shannon is deeply involved with her Golden Retrievers and a Lowchen and competes in a wide variety of dog sports with them.

Andrea McEwen

Junior Council CKC Juniors Zone 9 Representative

Andrea McEwen serves as our Junior Council Member and resides in Carlyle, Saskatchewan. Andrea is passionate about supporting younger or newer handlers, helping them feel confident entering the ring, understanding ring etiquette, and developing strong bonds with their dogs.

She competes with both Bull Terriers and Beaucerons in a varierty of dog sports and she is dog groomer!

Val Bandas

CKC Zone 9 Director

Val Bandas serves as the Canadian Kennel Club Director for Zone 9 and is an important member of our Saskatchewan Junior Handling Council. Val provides guidance, CKC governance insight, and national-level perspective to ensure our junior program aligns with CKC standards and opportunities.

Val is also an accomplished handler and advocate for Old English Sheepdogs, showing them in conformation and representing the breed with pride and expertise. Her long involvement in the dog community brings experience, leadership, and credibility to our organization.

Janet Rein

Treasurer

Janet Rein serves as our Treasurer, overseeing program finances, her attention to detail and experience will help ensure financial transparency, accountability, and continued growth for our junior handling community.

Janet resides in Regina and is a devoted breeder of Standard Wirehaired Dachshunds! Her long involvement in the dog community brings experience, and credibility to our organization.

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