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AKC HUNT TESTS

    PROVING THE ABILITIES OF HUNTING RETRIEVERS

    AKC Retriever Hunting Tests are designed to give the dog owner a good, basic hunting dog and provide a place to run and compete. The dog is not competing against other dogs, but against a standard. This standard was established by AKC as a means of judging good hunting retrievers and is modified periodically as and when needed.


    Dogs are evaluates by judges at three different levels:


    • Junior: Test consists of two single marked retrieves on land and two single marked retrieves on water.  
    • Senior: Test consists of a minimum of four situations including one double land mark, one double water mark, a land blind, and a water blind. One of these situations will include a walk-up. Diversion shots and honoring are required. The test may include trailing, quartering, and flushing. Blinds should not be run between marks.
    • Master: Test consists of a minimum of three series including multiple marks on land and water. At least one of the situations will include a diversion bird and one of the situations will include a walk-up. Water and land blinds will be encountered with at least one double blind. Diversion shots and honoring is required. The test may include quartering, flushing and trailing.

      

     

    All dogs six months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible to participate in Retriever Hunting Tests: 


    AKC Recognized and FSS Breeds

       Airedale Terriers

    American Water Spaniels

    Barbet

    Boykin Spaniels

    Chesapeake Retrievers

    Curly-Coated Retrievers

    Drentsche Patrijshond (Drent)

    English Springer Spaniels (11/1/22)

    Flat-Coated Retrievers

    German Shorthaired Pointer

    German Wirehaired Pointer

    Golden Retrievers

    Irish Water Spaniels

    Labrador Retrievers

    Miniature Poodles

    Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers

    Small Munsterlander

    Spinone Italiano

    Standard Poodles

    Vizsla

    Weimaraner

    Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

    Wirehaired Vizsla (6/1/22)


    Rules and eligible breeds are always being updated. Please visit the AKC website for the most up to date information. 


    HELPFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES

    Entry Express

    Logo for Entry Express and Retriever News

    This website is the hub used for entering most hunt tests and also used for signing up for local seminars in many states. If you are wanting to look for hunt tests in your area, this is a great way to get started.

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    Greater Minnesota Hunt Test Association (GMHTA)

    Logo for the Greater Minnesota Hunt Test Association

    A centralized hub for information regarding hunt tests and events in Minnesota specifically. This is a great resource for finding other hunting clubs and organizations in the Minnesota area.

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    American Kennel Club (AKC)

    Logo for the American Kennel Club

    The AKC website is important for managing your dog’s registration and finding events in your area. You can learn more about your breed among much else on their website. 

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    United Kennel Club (UKC)

    Logo for the United Kennel Club (UKC)

    The UKS website is where you should go if you are considering entering UKC hunt tests. You can manage your dog’s registration and find events on their website along with much more. 

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    Retriever News

    Retriever News Logo

     If you want to see more information about retrieving, Retriever News is a great site to visit. Here you can manage various news subscriptions, and keep up to date on what is happening in the retriever world. 

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    North American Hunting Retriever Association

    NAHRA logo - North American Hunting Retriever Association

    Also known as the NAHRA. This is another great resource to see news and other hunting retriever evens. These are different than the AKC hunt test.

    Find out more

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