Fight The Good Fight – Brookhaven Kennel Club

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148 – September, 2025

By Amy Fernandez

This sport is losing the battle for public support–no secret there. Rather than endlessly debating the reasons why, let’s focus on solutions. One item rarely enters the conversation: the critical role of local all-breed clubs. Membership recruitment efforts invariably focus on parent clubs. Some are quite successful in that regard, but overall, it is clearly not doing the job.

For one thing, the parent club portal doesn’t offer much direct personal interaction with potential members. And that’s where Brookhaven Kennel Club enters this conversation. Long Island was once a hotbed of purebred activity. Today, Brookhaven is the rare survivor. On July 12, they held back-to-back all-breed shows at Cathedral Pines, the 320-acre park in Suffolk County. The shows were small, but the vibe was tremendous.

Trudy Kawami, a veteran Dachshund breeder in Brooklyn, sees the big picture. “I’m happy that Brookhaven still has accessible shows on Long Island. This helps to develop new club members; they don’t have to travel to another state.” Hours of driving seems routine to us, but for most people, that’s a deal breaker.

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148 – September, 2025

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