Lyme disease was first recognized in Lyme, Connecticut in 1975 and is an infection caused by the bite of an infected female deer tick. It is transmitted by a group of closely related species of ticks known as Ixodes scapularis. Ticks in this group - deer ticks, western black-legged ticks, and black-legged ticks - are [...]

Paul Panichi and Mollie

Congratulations to Paul and Jennifer Panichi of Chisholm, MN, on their new AFC! AFC Tequilla’s Hot Tamale, or Mollie, earned her Amateur Field Champion title by winning the Am at the Hennepin County Amateur Retriever Club Spring Trial. Mollie’s other Amateur points also came from wins!
Mollie was bred by Lorri Oliver and was whelped [...]

Highlights from the May 11 &12 AKC Board of Directors Meeting are as follows:

The Board adopted a number of changes recommended by the Retriever Advisory Committee as follows:

Advice on amateurs judging a professional with whom they have a training relationship.
Changing “should” to “shall” in a number of the Standard Procedures.
An amendment to Chapter 8, Section [...]

Congratulations to Mary and Marty Peterson of Richland, WA, on their new FC! FC Riverrun’s True North earned his title by winning the Open at the Spring Sierra Nevada Retriever Club Trial at the Wild Lands Ranch in Dunnigan, CA. Pete also won the Southeast Washington Retriever Club Trial this sping in Connell, WA, giving him [...]

FC AFC CJ’S MISTER T

Congratulations to Fred Kampo and Charlie Hays on their new FC and Doubleheader winner FC AFC CJ’s Mister T. Tiger won the Open and the Amateur at the Wisconsin Amateur Retriever Club in April. Tiger is trained by Handjem Retrievers.
Tiger is out of NFC AFC Maxx’s Surprise owned by Sherwin Scott [...]