Labrador Retriever Club of the Piedmont

10/13/2026

🐾🌧️ WOW... Just WOW! 🌧️🐾
Hosting an AKC Hunt Test the same weekend Hurricane Isaias decided to hammer the Southeast made for a soggy, muddy, windy, and challenging weekend. But thanks to an incredible group of handlers, judges, workers, and volunteers... we got it done!

Congratulations to all the handlers and dogs who titled, qualified, and persevered through some truly sloppy weather conditions. Your determination and teamwork were inspiring!
🏅 Pass Results
Junior Hunter • Saturday: 21 entries | 15 passes / Sunday: 19 entries | 18 passes

Senior Hunter • Saturday: 39 entries | 28 passes / Sunday: 36 entries | 25 passes

Master Hunter • 66 entries | 36 passes

A special THANK YOU to our judges for designing and executing outstanding tests at every stake despite the challenging conditions:
Master Judges: Michelle Love / Jeff Spoon
Junior & Senior Judges: Bonnie Cuddihy/ Joe Bradley

And last, but certainly never least, a HUGE THANK YOU to the members of the Labrador Retriever Club of the Piedmont who stepped up, pitched in, and worked tirelessly to make this an extra special event. From setup to cleanup and everything in between, your dedication, teamwork, and positive attitude made all the difference.

Here's to muddy boots, wet dogs, unforgettable memories, and another successful hunt test in the books! 🎉🐾❤️

Lori Schreck DeCarlo
Michele McCormick
Elizabeth Grant
Griffin Cox
Susan Schrader Norris
Ellison Armfield
Carole Morse
Sassy Tugwell
Jerome Norris
Libby Flowerree
Linda Barack
Elizabeth Mayo
Carolinas Retriever Association
And the Davie County High School Army JROTC (our bird technicians)

When Hurricane Isaias brought rain, wind, mud, and nonstop challenges, you never backed down. You hauled equipment through the mud, managed birds and guns, ran stakes, marshaled dogs, handled paperwork, set up, cleaned up, and did whatever needed to be done to keep the test moving safely and successfully. Many of you spent long hours in wet clothes and muddy boots, yet your positive attitudes and willingness to help never wavered.

Hosting a hunt test takes a tremendous amount of work under ideal conditions. Hosting one during a tropical storm takes an extraordinary team. This event would not have happened without your dedication, hard work, flexibility, and love for our sport and our dogs.

Thank you for showing what true teamwork, commitment, and club spirit look like. You are the reason this weekend was a success. ❤️🐾

Now let’s enjoy the photo album!!

09/28/2026

The ⏰ is ticking! 🦆🐾

The Labrador Retriever Club of the Piedmont Hunt Test entry closing date is almost here. If your dog is ready, don't wait another minute to submit your entry.

Entries close tonight at 11:59 PM CT.

Thank you for supporting our club and our hunting retriever community. We look forward to welcoming exhibitors, handlers, and spectators for another outstanding event.

Get those entries in before midnight! 🐾🦆

09/20/2026

📣 **Reminder 8 days to Get Your Entries In!** 🦆🐾

The **Labrador Retriever Club of the Piedmont Hunt Test** is coming up soon in **Advance, North Carolina**!

🗓 **Saturday, October 10 & Sunday, October 11, 2026**

Thank you for the tremendous response! Our **Master Hunter stakes are FULL**, but we're still accepting entries in:

✅ **Junior Hunter**
✅ **Senior Hunter**

⏰ **Entries Close:** Monday, September 28, 2026, at **11:59:59 PM CT**

https://www.entryexpress.net

Don't miss a great weekend of retriever work, fellowship, and fun in the field with fellow Labrador enthusiasts. Whether you're working toward new titles or gaining valuable experience, we'd love to see you and your Labrador in the field.

📋 If you've been meaning to enter, now is the time! Get those Junior and Senior entries submitted before the closing date.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to Advance, NC, for an outstanding hunt test weekend!

🦆🐾

09/15/2026

Labrador Club of Piedmont 2026 Hunt Test OPENS TONIGHT for Amateurs!

Junior / Senior / Master

Come join us Oct 10/11 in Advance, NC

https://www.entryexpress.net/

09/15/2026

The Labrador Retriever Club of the Piedmont is excited to host the 2026 Fall Hunt Test on Saturday, October 10 – Sunday, October 11, 2026 in Advance, NC.

This is an AKC Retriever Hunting Test featuring Master, Senior, and Junior stakes. Come enjoy a weekend of great dogs, skilled owners and handlers, and retriever teamwork!

📅Entries open:
Workers/Amateur: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM CT
General Entries: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM CT
Entries close: Monday, September 28, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM CT

Judges:
Master: Michelle Love & Jeff Spoon
Senior: Bonnie Cuddihy & Joe Bradley [Sat] / David Lambert / Ricky Hall [Sun]
Junior: David Lambert / Ricky Hall [Sat] / Bonnie Cuddihy & Joe Bradley [Sun]

Eligible breeds include:
Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Flat-Coated Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Airedale Terriers, Barbet, and Drentsche Patrijshond.

Plan now, enter early, and join us for a fun and competitive weekend celebrating working retrievers and their handlers.
We look forward to seeing you and your dogs in Advance this October!
https://www.entryexpress.net/loggedIn/viewevent.aspx...

09/13/2026

Who's ready to watch their dogs work? You do not want to miss these entries!!

https://www.entryexpress.net/loggedIn/viewevent.aspx?eid=15722

09/05/2026

Who is dreaming for cooler weather??

In just 5 short months you can make it happen!

Join us at our new location in Rock Hill SC for our 2027 Back-to-Back Specialty. We have it all under one roof!

Mark your calendars- Saturday 2/13-Sunday 2/14/27

08/07/2026

Fall is right around the corner!!!
🐾 Mark your calendars! 🐾

The Labrador Retriever Club of the Piedmont is excited to host the 2026 Fall Hunt Test on Saturday, October 10 – Sunday, October 11, 2026 in Advance, NC.

This is an AKC Retriever Hunting Test featuring Master, Senior, and Junior stakes. Come enjoy a weekend of great dogs, skilled owners and handlers, and retriever teamwork!

📅Entries open:
Workers/Amateur: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM CT
General Entries: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM CT
Entries close: Monday, September 28, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM CT
Judges:
Master: Michelle Love & Jeff Spoon
Senior: Bonnie Cuddihy & Joe Bradley [Sat] / David Lambert / Ricky Hall [Sun]
Junior: David Lambert / Ricky Hall [Sat] / Bonnie Cuddihy & Joe Bradley [Sun]

Eligible breeds include:
Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Flat-Coated Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Airedale Terriers, Barbet, and Drentsche Patrijshond.

Plan now, enter early, and join us for a fun and competitive weekend celebrating working retrievers and their handlers.
We look forward to seeing you and your dogs in Advance this October!
https://www.entryexpress.net/loggedIn/viewevent.aspx?eid=15722

07/18/2026

For awareness ⬇️⬇️

Memorandum: New AKC Policy and Disciplinary Updates Focus on Dog Safety

At its July 2026 meeting, the AKC Board of Directors approved a new policy and related disciplinary changes to strengthen protections for dogs at AKC events.

The health, safety, and wellbeing of dogs are at the heart of everything AKC does. In recent months, several incidents involving dogs left unattended in vehicles have resulted in dangerous situations and, in some cases, tragic outcomes. As temperatures rise and these risks increase, the Board determined that additional safeguards are necessary to help prevent future incidents and reinforce the shared responsibility of exhibitors, handlers, and owners to ensure every dog’s safety.

Effective immediately, AKC’s new Unattended Dogs in Vehicles Policy prohibits leaving dogs unattended in vehicles that are fully enclosed or do not have adequate ventilation and airflow. Simply having fans, air conditioning, temperature monitors, remote alerts, or other electronic devices does not, by themselves, make a vehicle safe for an unattended dog. Owners and handlers are responsible for ensuring dogs are kept in conditions that protect them from heat-related illness, distress, injury, or death.

Violating this policy is considered conduct prejudicial to the best interests of purebred dogs, the sport of purebred dogs, and the American Kennel Club and may result in disciplinary action under the AKC Charter and Bylaws.

The Board also approved two related changes to support the new policy. Effective July 29, 2026, the Dealing with Misconduct at American Kennel Club Events guidelines will require an Event Committee hearing whenever a dog is seriously injured or dies in connection with an AKC event, not just when a vehicle is involved. This process allows the committee to review sworn testimony, determine the facts, and ensure these incidents are handled fairly and consistently at events across the country.

The AKC Discipline Guidelines have also been updated to include a new disciplinary offense and penalty structure for violations of the Unattended Dogs in Vehicles Policy. Depending on the severity of the violation and the circumstances involved, penalties may range from a one-year suspension and monetary fines to a lifetime suspension and fines of up to $10,000.

These changes reinforce AKC’s commitment to providing a safe environment for dogs and promoting responsible stewardship at every AKC event.

For more information on this policy contact: [email protected]

https://caninechronicle.com/breaking-news/memorandum-new-akc-policy-and-disciplinary-updates-focus-on-dog-safety/

At its July 2026 meeting, the AKC Board of Directors approved a new policy and related disciplinary changes to strengthen protections for dogs at AKC events. The health, safety, and wellbeing of dogs are at the heart of everything AKC does. In recent months, several incidents involving dogs left una...

07/13/2026

Today was another fantastic day at our concurrent Specialty! Congratulations to all the winners and to all that were in the ribbons!

Thank you to all the exhibitors for making our first set of concurrent Specialties memorable!

Thank you to our Judges for all the placement and huge thank you to Victory Lane Classic Dog Show for hosting our Specialties!

🎉Shout out to club members Lori Schreck DeCarlo on her new AKC Champion, Nancy Poplin on being awarded AOM and Sallie Wright on for earning RWB!! 🎉

Sweepstakes- Judge Dean Burwell
🐾BSW - Van Dalen Ibim Northern Endeavor- 6-9 puppy dog
🐾BOSSW- Lightheart's Luminous Mysteries

Regular - Judge Claudio De Giulian
🐾BOB - GCH Flashylabs Butterfly Kisses
🐾BOS - GCHS CH Black Joker BCAT DN CGC CGCU CGCA TKN
🐾SELECT DOG - CH Stonegap's Red Ryder CGC TKN
🐾SELECT BITCH - GCHB CH Lachlan's Don't Take Me For Granite OHS CGC TKN
🐾AOM - CH Popway's Wannabe
🐾AOM - CH Van Dalen Ibim Willow Bay Never Kiss And Tell
🐾WD - Wildwood's Eye Candy RI SWN SCNE SBNE SWA SWE SBM SCM DJ DS CGC TKN BCAT - 5 pt Major 🎉NEW CHAMPION!! 🎉
🐾RWD - Everoak Stonebay In The Midnight Hour
🐾WB / BOW- Trinity's Praise In The Storm - 5 pt Major
🐾RWB - Jusright Final Edition CGC TKN

Hope to see you all in February!!