Fairbanks Retriever Club

07/24/2026

The Fairbanks Retriever Club's AKC Licensed Field Trials are wrapped up for 2026! We didn't have any Derby stakes this year, but had Open All-Age, Amateur All-Age & Qualifying stakes at our July 10th-12th and July 17th-19th Field Trials this year.

Thank you to our judges George Ibarra & Dan Inn for judging all 3 days for FT # 1, and Mark Sehon for judging all 3 days for FT # 2, plus Todd Adams, Dave McGuire & Frank Ganley.

We couldn't hold these events without the extraordinary field help and gatekeepering from Russ & Pauline Alis, Jim Little, Al Vezey, Randy Larson, Greg Hoffman, Barbara Adams, Harry Strahle, Todd Adams, Mary Bixby, and others. Or Frank & Debbie Ganley for lodging our "Outside" judges, and Greg & Lynn Hoffman providing a vehicle for them to drive. I apologize if I've missed anyone, but it truly does take a village to hold these events.

Thank you to everyone who entered our Field Trials, brought scrumptious dishes to tailgates, and so willingly pitched in to help wherever & whenever needed. Results were posted on Entry Express daily -- sorry if a bit later than expected!

Special thanks to the US Army Corps of Engineers Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project personnel for allowing us to use the Floodway for our events & training! And to their contractor/mower who mowed up a storm!! It seemed like the judges could truly take advantage of the grounds' terrain & varied cover, while avoiding hazards for these hard-driving dogs.

It's always bittersweet to see the gate locked & equipment trailer leave the grounds on that last day of our last trial of the season up here -- BUT, we still have several days on the schedule for group training sessions on the grounds. And duck, goose & crane hunting season opens Sept.1st!

Thank you ALL & congratulations to everyone whose dogs earned ribbons, trophy hats, earned titles, qualified all-age status, or qualified for Nationals! We hope you all had fun along the way too, and wish everyone the best in the months ahead.

Sincerely,
Karen M. Wilson
Secretary & Field Trial Secretary
Fairbanks Retriever Club

07/22/2026

Get your entries in by Monday, July 27th, 8:59PM Alaska Time, for the last in-state AKC Licensed Retriever Hunt Tests of the year! Go to Entry Express for details & online entry -- http://entryexpress.net

Retriever Club of Alaska 2026 Hunt Test Doubleheader #2

Friday, August 7, 2026 - Sunday, August 9, 2026

Held in Turnagain Pass, Portage, AK

Entries Close: Monday, July 27, 2026 11:59:59 PM CT

Event Type: AKC Retriever Hunting Test
Event Number: 2026354107 & 08

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07/20/2026

Fairbanks Retriever Club AKC Licensed Field Trial, North Pole, Alaska. Judges Mark Sehon & Frank Ganley. Today's Amateur results. Congratulations to all! 🎊

07/19/2026

Fairbanks Retriever Club AKC Licensed Field Trial, North Pole, Alaska, judges Mark Sehon & Dave McGuire. Today's Qualifying results:

1st -- #7 Goat & Baron Rea (NEW QAA!!)
2nd -- #4 Pilot & Butch Cavanaugh
3rd -- #1 Traeger & Baron Rea (owner, Doug McBride)
4th -- #6 Taika & Baron Rea (owner Pete Probasco)
RJ -- #3 Pal & Baron Rea

Congratulations to everyone! 🎊

07/19/2026

Fairbanks Retriever Club AKC Licensed Field Trial, North Pole, Alaska, judges Mark Sehon & Todd Adams. Open All-Age results from Friday, July 17th:

1st -- #2 Splash & Cindie Little (Qualifies for the 2026 NRC & 2027 NARC!!)
2nd -- #15 Hottie & Betsy McCracken (NEW FC!!!)
3rd -- #8 Chance & Harry Strahle
4th -- #9 Boji & Frank Ganley (Boji completed her AFC last Friday!)
RJ -- #5 Quinn & Frank Ganley
JAM -- #14 Beezie & Lauren Little

Congratulations to all! 🎊

07/08/2026

Shared from the 2026 ACC Field Trial Specialty website. Click on the link to see all the professional trainers offering services at auction:

Online Pro Trainer Auction is Open! This is open to anyone, you do not have to be an American Chesapeake Club Member to participate.

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Go to the website, click on the trainer image you are interested in bidding on, and the form will lead you through the process.

https://2026fts.amchessieclub.org/website_0fb28ece/pro-auction/?fbclid=IwVERDUAS6upBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR49zTvirbTGqPpLySNHe0YoC_QQTF6e2ve3p9cblfZ7FY84Pkk7caHHGIF3Zg_aem_FwbeFzqvlo5TqtYFlLHa7Q

07/04/2026

REMINDER! Entries for FRC's Field # 2, July 17th-19th, close on Monday, July 6th, at 8:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Thank you to those who have already entered -- if you haven't yet done so, please get those entries into Entry Express!!! http://entryexpress.net

AND please remember that we are using the gate at the Silt Blanket Parking Area this year -- see the premium for directions.

Group training on the trial grounds is available Tuesday & Wednesday, July 14th & 15th, prior to FT # 2.

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07/01/2026

The running order for the Fairbanks Retriever Club's July 10th-12th, AKC Licensed Field Trial, is posted on Entry Express! We will be hosting a semi-potluck tailgate on Saturday, July 11th, on the grounds, following the conclusion of the Qualifying stake or at 3:00 pm (whichever is later). Please bring a side dish, salad or dessert.

Entries close on Monday, July 6th at 8:59 pm Alaska Time, for our July 17th-19th AKC Licensed Field Trial -- http:// entryexpress.net

NOTE -- GATE CHANGE THIS YEAR DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ON THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY BRIDGES!!!

Directions to the Silt Blanket Parking Area & gate to enter the Flood Control Project grounds:

From North Pole, stay on the Richardson Highway, take the Dawson/Buzby Road exit at milepost 345.

Turn left at the stoplight, go under the overpass.

Turn right onto Mistletoe Drive & it becomes Laurance Road.

You'll come to US Army Corps of Engineers Flood Control Project sign on your right, go through S-curves, and the Moose Creek Dam will be on your right.

Take the next right, a hairpin turn, at the Silt Blanket Parking Area sign, drive over the Dam to the paved parking lot & gate.

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06/24/2026

FRC members!

The Club has a schedule for group training sessions & events at the US Army Corps of Engineers Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project, via a permit from the Corps! We (FRC) submit a permit request & schedule typically in January, receive the permit in May for the season. We do not have exclusive use of the multi-use grounds, to drive into the Floodway requires a minimum of 3 Club members present, and there are limits to where we go, and how we conduct ourselves on the grounds. Pretty common sense "rules" -- keep the gate locked, stay on existing roads/trails, don't impede others, leave no trash/spent shells, and be good stewards of the grounds we're privileged to use. This year, and for the next few years, we're using the gate at the Silt Blanket Parking Area to enter & exit the grounds.

We are here to help folks learn to train their retrievers for hunting, non-competitive AKC Licensed Hunt Tests, competitive AKC Licensed Field Trials, and build a handler/working retriever team. We are all amateurs & volunteers, and even if you don't know where or how to even start, please do call on us to help you with that!

Training sessions are participatory -- we all share gear & help one another, from behind the scenes to out in the field. And we adjust for individual dogs, plus have fun! Just yesterday we had dogs from 6 months to 10 years old, pups to FC AFC dogs, each dog working on different skills/concepts.

Let us know if you're interested in the Fairbanks Retriever Club & our activities!

06/21/2026

The Fairbanks Retriever Club is holding AKC Licensed Retriever Field Trials on July 10th-12th & July 17th-19th at the US Army Corps of Engineers Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project grounds!

Entries close on Monday, June 29th for the first trial, and on Monday, July 6th for the second trial, both at 8:59pm Alaska Time on Entry Express -- http://entryexpress.net

Please get your entries in! We will be hosting a semi-potluck tailgate on both Saturdays, on the grounds, following the conclusion of the stake(s) that day.

NOTE THE GATE CHANGE THIS YEAR! All access to the grounds will be via the yellow gate at the Silt Blanket Parking Area, see the directions in the premium. Due to construction on the Richardson Highway bridges, the gate by Moose Creek Landing will NOT be available.

Group training on the trial grounds will be available on Tuesday & Wednesday prior to, and between the Field Trials.

Please do get your dogs entered! No late entries accepted, per AKC rules.

If you have any questions, please view the premium, or contact us.

Karen M. Wilson
Field Trial Secretary, Fairbanks Retriever Club
Text/phone: 907-750-4465

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