CCHRC Calendar of Events
Board meetings are usually held the third WEDNESDAY of the month at PetCo on Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo. However, we do hold some of these meetings along with general membership meetings in conjunction with training days and other club events. Be certain to check here for the next scheduled club meeting.
Next scheduled Board & General Membership Meeting: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:00 pm at PetCo in San Luis Obispo. (Updated 02/03/10.)
Annual Club Events
- Back-to-Back NAHRA Field Tests (See results from 2009 below.)
- Super Singles Competition
- Chukar Challenge
- Professional Training Days and Seminars
- Mock Field Tests
- Club Training Days
- Club Hunting Days
- Wild Game BBQs
- Holiday Party
- And More!
Upcoming Events:
Saturday/Sunday, March 27-28, 2010: Annual NAHRA Field tests at Camp Roberts, CA. Mark your calendars now, and plan to attend! Premium List available here: Premium2010001.pdf Entry form available here: Entry2010001.pdf (PDF scan changed the formatting of the Premium List a little bit, but all the information is there and is legible. Hard copies are being mailed. To receive a mailed premium, contact Becky Williams via email to CCHRClub@gmail.com. (Updated 02/07/10.)
Look for more CCHRC Events in 2010:
- Super Singles Competition
- Chukar Challenge
- Pheasant event at Big Sandy in San Miguel CA
- Pro training day(s) with Greg Gersbach
- Pigeon shoot at The Varian Ranch in Parkfield CA
- AKC picnic trial
You can find a calendar of all scheduled AKC hunt tests at Working Retriever Central (http://www.working-retriever.com/calakcht.html) or American Kennel Club (http://www.akc.org/events/search/). The NAHRA field test calendar is available at http://www.nahranews.org/, but it doesn't appear to be as up to date.
CCHRC Past Events
On December 5, 2009, CCHRC participated in the California Department of Fish & Game's 11th Annual Women's Pheasant Hunting Clinic on December 5, 2009, as both participants and as dog handlers. If you are interested in learning more about this event, contact our club at cchrclub@gmail.com.
Annual Super Singles Competition was held June 6, 2009, at The V6 Ranch in Parkfield CA. And the winners are:
Started Division:
1st place: Alli (Patricia Varian) 57 pt.
2nd place: Chett (Paul Ernst) 55 pt.
3rd place: Jack (Patricia Varian) 52 pt.
Open Division:
1st place: Cally (Trig Birkeland)
2nd place: Hawk (Barrett Osborne)
3rd place: Riley (Troy Osborne)
Annual CCHRC NAHRA Field Tests were held March 28-29, 2009, at Camp Roberts CA. Our tests were a great success! Thank you to everyone who helped, participated, or just came out to watch. For results, look here:
Saturday, March 28: SaturdayResults0001.pdf
Sunday, March 29: SundayResults001.pdf
And the reviews are in!
"Just wanted to say that NAHRA was thriving at the Central Coast field test over the week end in CA. The weather was optimal and participation was fantastic thanks to Johnny Walker and all the club members for putting on a class act event. And also to Harry Williams, our West Region Director for being there,and representing NAHRA in a positive manner. It was very uplifting. There is a new buzz out here, and we hope to gain some new clubs and revive some others. I have confidence that we can become a viable region once agaiCoast. There were a good number of entries and some really great dogs. I enjoyed judging their work. Everyone pitched in to make it a great weekend. Great Job !!!!! "
~ Bill St.Clair (Judge)
"I would like to offer my congratulations to Central Coast Hunting Retriever Club on having an absolutely GREAT event!!! I take my hat off to all of those very hard working club members. They are special. You have a club to be proud of.
"What a fantastic group of folks gathered there to test their dogs. There was alot more going on than that though. Currently CCHRC is the last remaining NAHRA club in California. A state that at one time had the most clubs. California still has more NAHRA members than any of the other states in the West Region. And let me tell ya, they are as good of a bunch of retrieverites as you'll find anywhere!!!
"The entrants were mostly from California but also had dogs representing Alberta, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Washington.
"I very much appreciated the gracious & enthusiastic welcome that I received from Central Coast HRC and all of the entrants. Thank you so much.
"There was a common theme: We like running NAHRA, we need more tests.
There [were] discussions by members that were initiating actions to have other tests. That is a topic that I fully support. I must admit that I have some selfish reasons for that. I want to return next year with my sweetheart and my dogs to run two tests. I can train before & inbetween the tests. I can tour some of the MANY wonderful wineries there. And go to the ocean beaches.
"So as they say there: "Come early, stay late."
~ Harry Williams (NAHRA Western Regional Director)
Up A Creek Fowl Weather Girl (Stormy) with owner/handler Trig Birkeland
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