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Joel Harris and Sue Reynolds

Videos from Registration

 

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Any approved events and judges prior to this date will not be disapproved nor rescinded.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

Photos From Registration Day!

 

Blog Team Ready to Go! Becky Eckett and Gwen Jones

Terri Curtis and Mary Spangler

Sammie Thompson - Chief Marshal

L to R: Linda Rickoff, Trudy Kuka and Denise Sejalon

Julie Kobach and Leigh Windham

Trudy Kuka and Pat Barstow

Brenda Neil - Merchandise

Mary Spangler and Leigh Windham

Julie Kobach - Hostess Committee

L to R: Brenda Neil, Linda Rickoff, Trudi Kuka, Pat Barstow, Denise Sejalon and Kim Holbrook.

Welcome

Welcome to the 2025 National Retriever Championship!

The 2025 event will be held November 8-15, 2025, in Americus, Georgia. This year marks the 85th Annual National Retriever Championship! The dogs and handlers competing in this premier event are the very best in the world of performance retrievers! Congrats to all those Qualified for this National event, and best of luck to those participating!

Welcome to Americus, Georgia! Americus is a small town rich in history and culture, offering a variety of social opportunities, including theaters, dining and sports activities. The town also prides itself in education, as it is home to two institutions of higher learning: Georgia Southwestern University and South Georgia Technical College.

Americus is decorated with historical architectural design, rows of boutique shops and unique restaurants featuring anything from five-star cuisine to fantastic home-cooked traditional Southern fare. It embraces the small-town vibe where friends and neighbors wave hello and traffic is unheard of.

Attractions around Americus include the Andersonville National Historic Site, Brickyard Plantation Golf Club & RV Park, Georgia Rural Telephone Museum, Habitat for Humanity/Global Village and Discovery Center, Plains Historic Inn & Antiques, Rylander Theatre, SAM Shortline Excursion Train, Thirteenth Colony Distilleries, and the historic Best Western plus Windsor Hotel.

We hope you will come to Americus and join us for the 2025 National Open Event! We look forward to seeing you there!