2010: FC AFC Hunter Runs Booboo Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owners: Kit Johnston & John Straclea 2009: NFC FC Mioak's Fabulous Flipper Breed: Labrador Retriever (female) Owner: Gordy Alfter 2008: NFC FC Two Rivers Lucky Willie Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owner: Brady Oman 2007: NFC FC AFC Candlewood's Somethingroyal Breed: Labrador Retriever (female) Owners: Ken […]

2010: NAFC FC AFC Fourleaf's Ice Breaker Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owner/Handler: Peter & Kelly Hayes 2009: NAFC FC AFC Barton Creek's O Mustad Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owners: Mike Haring & Loren Morehouse 2008: NAFC FC AFC Hawkeye's Coast Guard Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owners: Jeffery Talley & William Hillman 2007: NAFC FC AFC […]

Event Materials   All the forms and resources your club needs to host an AKC Retriever Hunt Test: After the Event Results must be submitted to AKC Performance Events within 7 days after the event and can be emailed to: performanceresults@akc.org Retriever Hunt Test Forms Other Forms and Publications Retriever HT Event Application Junior Handler Certification […]

If you would like to join the fun of retriever hunt tests, this introduction will help you get started. What does your dog have to do? Retriever hunt tests are offered at three test levels. Junior, Senior and Master. Beginner handlers and dogs should start at the junior test level. Any dog that is an […]

All dogs six months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible to participate in Spaniel Hunting Tests: AKC Recognized Breeds Airedale Terriers American Water Spaniels Boykin Spaniels Chesapeake Bay Retrievers Clumber Spaniels Cocker Spaniels Curly-Coated Retrievers English Cocker Spaniels English Springer Spaniels Field Spaniels Flat-Coated Retrievers Golden Retrievers Irish Water Spaniels Labrador […]

Event Materials   All the forms and resources your club needs to host an AKC Retriever Field Trial: After the Event Results must be submitted to AKC Performance Events within 7 days after the event and can be emailed to: performanceresults@akc.org Retriever Field Trial Forms Other Forms and Publications Event Application Junior Handler Certification Retriever Field […]

December 4-5, 2010: Long Beach, California Saturday, December 4, 2010 2010 Catalog for the Invitational Group Breakdown Top 32 Finalists Individual Breakdown Results Sunday, December 5, 2010 2010 AKC National Obedience Champion NOC OTCH High Times Ris'n Above The Tide UDX7 OM9 RE Golden Retriever Owner/Handler: Kathleen Rasinowich-Platt Breeder: Bridget Carlsen 1st Runner Up NOC […]

Learning Objective Students will plan and create an informative piece of writing involving a popular dog breed. *Note: This is a multi-day lesson.   Grade Levels K-2   English Language Arts Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding […]

The following breeders have met the requirements for the Breed and Levels recorded at the time of the application. The American Kennel Club is pleased to recognize these breeders for their contribution to the sport and maintaining the tenets of the Breeder of Merit program. (current as of  7/16/26, last updated 7/17/26) [accordion] [accordion_panel title="Platinum"] […]

What is AKC Fetch? Welcome to AKC Fetch! When dog owners are asked about activities they like to do with their dogs, the most common responses are to take their dog for a walk and to play ball (fetch) with the dog. AKC Fetch titles were created as another activity in which owners could have […]