The 12th AKC National Tracking Invitational will be held at the beautiful Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area, Cockerham Zone 1, Elkton, Maryland and hosted by the Hyattsville Dog Training Club. Event information and updates are on the following site:
2027 NTI website – https://akc2027nti.org/
The 2027 AKC National Tracking Invitational is a “by invitation only” event, that is limited to dogs who earned a Champion Tracker (CT) title between January 1, 2016, and June 30, 2027. If your dog is eligible, you will receive an electronic invitation to enter via email. To make sure that you receive your invitation, we highly recommend you sign in to the AKC website and verify that your email address is correct.
Entries for the NTI will close on September 3, 2027. A random drawing of all entries will be held at a date and time to be determined. The first twelve lucky dogs drawn will be awarded an exhibitor position and the remaining entries will be assigned an “Alternate” status in the order drawn.
Judges: Susan Ammerman (PA), Beth Walker (WI), Charlene Dunn (TX), and Kamrin MacKnight (CA)
Event Chair and Volunteer Coordinator, Nancy Skinner (ns2027nti@gmail.com); Secretary, Ann McDonald (nti2027secretary@gmail.com); AKC Representative, Carol Ruthenberg (carol.ruthenberg@akc.org)