How did the club start

How did the club start?

It has been my dream to start a retriever club in this area

since I first bought my land in Schoharie County 13 years ago

in 1995. I came to this area and saw ponds every where. A

dogs trainers dream. I talked to the soil conservation people

and found out the soil content was all clay, and you did not

need a permit to dig a pond. A retriever persons DREAM.

After buying the land the first thing I did was build

ponds.

The club will always owe a debt to Billy Eckett and Bobby George of Blackwater Retrievers for donating their time to do the club’s first event. This seminar gave us the seed money to start the club. Again thank you Billy and Bobby for giving back to the sport this way. You guys are the best!