Gun dog handlers gather to discuss hunting

Retriever enthusiasts from the Lake Ontario Hunting Retriever Club (LOHRC) gathered in Bethany recently to participate in Hunting Retrieving Club (HRC) hunt tests.

Forty handlers and dogs from most of the popular retriever breeds tested against club standards to achieve ribbons in the started, seasoned and finished classifications.

The weekend was a great opportunity for gun dog enthusiasts to shake off the long winter, share a meal and discuss their common love of hunting and excellent dog work.

The LOHRC is a provincial chapter of the greater Hunting Retriever Club (HRC). Anyone looking to learn and get more from their dogs should consider checking out HRC events.

The Ottawa Valley HRC is holding its tests on Aug. 8 and 9; The Luther Marsh HRC tests are on Aug. 22 and 23, and Georgian Bay HRC has its tests at Tiny Marsh on Sept. 5 and 6.

Tom Goldsmith2015-07-22T10:53:43-04:00July 22, 2015|News|0 Comments

About the Author: Tom Goldsmith

Tom has been contributing paintings for covers, features, and My Outdoors humour illustration for OOD for more than 20 years. More recently Tom has come aboard as OOD's gun dogs columnist, where his long-held passion for dogs and hunting with them is evident. Tom is a keen observer of nature and, as such, is afield throughout the year. But, he admits a particular fondness for when he can run his dogs against a backdrop of autumn's full palette of colours.