AKC Presentation

NRC –  AKC Presentation

First from AKC, congratulations on Qualifying for this year's NRC and being here to compete, good luck to all!

There are a couple of topics I want to give you an update on.

The updated current trends in Retriever Field Trials

Events Held    2023   350

                         2024   347

                         2025   311 have been approved to date

Entries            2023   35,465

                         2024   33,902

                         2025   27,524 to date

Here are the current status and paths forward with the Stewards of Children course requirement for Judges by the AKC Board.

The deadline of September 30, 2025 has passed.

For any applications received after this date with a judge that has not taken the course, the application will be put in a pending status until they have taken the course or been replaced.

Any approved events and judges prior to this date will not be disapproved nor rescinded.

The course is still available to judges and will be in the future. New judges will be required to take this course before they can judge. Apprentices are not required to take the course.

Any judge who has not completed the course by December 30, 2025, will be placed on the inactive list.

You can contact Performance events to see if a judge has completed the course. Connie Thomas at 919-816-3907 or Christy Silkas at 919-816-3308.

There is a shorter version to take that is less than an hour to complete and is called From Bystander to Upstander. Contact Chelsea Horton at 919-816-3457 or judgecompliance@akc.org for an access code.

As of September 30, only 45% of the 1549 eligible FT judges have take the course. (697)

Good Luck This Week Everyone!