Events Calendar

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We’re a busy club. We offer opportunities to compete in breed, field, and companion sport events. We run educational programs. We organize social events for our membership.

Members, guests, and anyone curious about our versatile breed are welcome to any of the volunteer-run activities we host all year round.

Check back frequently for up-to-date information!

Date	Event	Location	Information	Event Type
2024
May 7	11am start for training group due to Hounds			Field
May 7	Beginning Retriever Class	Stow, MA	Register	Field
May 8	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom		BoD General Meeting
May 11	Mock Junior Hunt Test	Hubbardston, MA	Register	Field
May 18-19	Agility Trial			Agility
June 13-14	Annual Specialty	Westford, MA		Conformation Obedience
July 8	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom		BoD General Meeting
August 3-4	Hunt Test	West Thompson, CT		Field
August 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom		BoD
September 11	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom		BoD General Meeting
September 21-22	Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT		Field
October 9	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom		BoD
October 13	Working Certificate Test	Ashburnham, MA		Field
November 13	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom		BoD General Meeting

OUR VERY OWN TIMECAPSULE

Field	Event	Location	Event Type
2024
April 17	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
March 17	Annual Meeting	Groton, MA	General Meeting
March 13	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
March 2-3	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 18	Match and Show’n’Go and General Meeting	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience General Meeting
January 13	January 13	Sudbury, MA/Zoom	Field
January 10	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD General Meeting
2023
November 8	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD General Meeting
October 18	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
October 14 & 15	Connie Cleveland Obedience Seminar	Franklin, MA	Obedience
October 8	Working Certificate Test	Ashburnham, MA	Field
September 23 & 24	Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT	Field
September 13	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD General Meeting
August 9	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
August 5 & 6	Hunt Test	West Thompson. CT	Field
July 12	General Meeting and Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD General Meeting
July 8	Training Day	Ashburnham, MA	Field
June 15 & 16	Annual Specialty	Sterling, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 20	Basic Retriever Hunt Test Judges Seminar	Concord, MA	Field
May 20	Agility Trial		Agility
May 17	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
May 13	Mock Junior hunt test	Hubbardston, MA	Field
March 19	Annual Meeting	Groton, MA	General Meeting
March 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
March 4 & 5	All Breed Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience Rally
February 19	Fun Match and General Meeting	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience General Meeting
February 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
January 11	Board of Directors and General Meeting	Zoom	BoD General Meeting
January 7	Field Committee Planning Meeting	Sudbury, MA	Field
2022
December 14	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
November 9	Board of Directors and General Meeting	Zoom	BoD General Meeting
October 12	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
October 9	Working Certificate Test	Ashburnham, MA	Field
September 24 and 25	September Hunt Test	Avon/Simsbury, CT	Field
September 14	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
August 10	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
August 6 and 7	August Hunt Test	Woodstock, CT	Field
July 9	Field Training Day	Ashburnham, MA	Field
June 16 and 17	Annual Specialty	Sterling, MA	Conformation Obedience
June 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
May 21 and 22	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
May 18	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
April 6	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
March 20	Annual Meeting	Groton, MA	Club Meeting
March 9	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
March 5 and 6	Obedience and Rally Trials	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 20	Winter Match & General Meeting	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience
February 9	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
January 31	Specialty Planning Meeting	Zoom	Conformation
January 12	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
January 8	Annual Field Committee Planning Meeting	Zoom	Field
2021
December 13	Annual Specialty Planning Meeting	Zoom	Conformation
November 10	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
November 1	Specialty Planning Meeting	Zoom	Conformation
October 13	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
October 10	Working Certificate Test	Ashburnham, MA	Fields
September 25 and 26	Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT	Field
September 19	Competition Obedience Workshop, with Mary Horne	Franklin, MA	Obedience
September 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
August 11	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
August 7 and 8	August Hunt Test	Woodstock, CT	Field
July 18	Field Training Day	Ashburnham, MA	Field
July 14	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
June 17 and 18	Annual Specialty	Sterling, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 21 – 23	Agility Trial	Amherst, NH	Agility
May 19	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
April 14	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
April 6	Start of field training group at Delaney WMA	Stow, MA	Field
March 14	Annual Meeting	Zoom	Club Meeting
March 10	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
March 6 and 7	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 10	Webinar – Fitness Foundation and Progression (TBC)	Zoom	Club Meeting
January 13	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
January 8	Field Committee Planning Meeting	Zoom	Field
2020
December 9	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
November 11	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
October 14	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
October 11	Working Certificate TestWorking Certificate Test	Ashburnham, MA	Field
September 9	General Meeting Presentation “Working Dog Project” by Dr Migday	Zoom	Club Meeting
July 15	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
June 10	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
May 13	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
April 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Zoom	BoD
March 11	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
February 29 – March 1	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 16	Conformation B Match and Obedience/Rally Show-N-Go	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience
February 12	Board of Directors Meeting	Conference Call	BoD
January 25	Field Committee 2020 Planning Meeting	Sudbury, MA	Field
January 19	Annual Holiday Gathering	Marlboro, MA	Club meeting
January 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
2019
Nov 13	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
October 13	Working Certificate Test	Ashburnham, MA	Field
October 9	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
September 21-22	Hunt Test	Avon/Simsbury, CT	Field
September 11	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
September 5	Conformation Committee Meeting	Conference Call	Conformation
August 3-4	Hunt Test	W. Thompson, CT	Field
July 18	Show Committee Specialty Mtg	Boxboro, MA	Conformation
June 13-14	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
June 5	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
May 19	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
May 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
May 4	Avidog Puppy Raising Seminar	Marlboro, MA	Education
March 24	Annual Meeting	Marlboro, MA	Club meeting
March 13	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
March 2-3	Obedience and Rally Trials	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 17	Obedience and Conformation Match & General Meeting	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience
January 9	Board of Directors Meeting	Video	BoD
2018
November 14	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
October 28	Fall Fun Day	Sterling, MA	Club meeting
October 10	Board of Directors Meeting	Cabela’s, Hudson, MA	BoD
September 22-23	Hunt Test	Avon/Simsbury, CT	Field
September 12	Board of Directors Meeting	Cabela’s, Hudson, MA	BoD
August 4-5	Hunt Test	Woodstock, CT	Field
August 1	Board of Directors Meeting	Waggin Tails, Westford, MA	BoD
July 11	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
June 17	Field Training Day	West Thompson, CT	Field
June 14-15	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 19-20	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
April 21	Training Day (w/ live flyers)	Avon/Simsbury, CT	Field
April 18	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson. MA	BoD
March 11	Annual Meeting	Waltham, MA	Club meeting
March 3-4	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 27	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
February 20	Board of Directors Meeting	Video	BoD
February 11	Obedience and Conformation Match	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience
February 8	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
January 14	Holiday Gathering	Milford, MA	Club meeting
January 10	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
2017
November 8	Board of Directors and General Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
October 18	Board of Directors Meeting	Hudson, MA	BoD
September 30	Training Day	Simsbury, CT	Field
September 13	Board of Directors Meeting	Boxboro, MA	BoD
August 6	Hunt Test	West Thompson, CT	Field
July 16	Working/Conformation Certificate Test	Hopkinton, NH	Field
July 8-9	“Drills for Field Work” Workshop	Ashburnham, MA	Field
June 15-16	Speciality	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 20-21	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
May 17	General Meeting	Sterling, MA	Club meeting
May 14	Field Training Day	West Thompson, CT	Field
April 22	Field Training Day	Avon/Simsbury, CT	Field
March 25	AKC Hunt Test Judges Seminar	Ashburnham, MA	Field
March 19	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
March 4-5	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin. MA	Obedience
February 8	General Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
2016
December 3	Field Committee Meeting and Trap Shoot	Concord, MA	Field
September 24-25	Fall Hunt Test	Avon, CT	Field
August 21	Dog Days of Summer Picnic/General Meeting	Sterling, MA	Club meeting
July 17	Working/Conformation Certificate Test	Hopkinton, NH	Field
June 16-17	25th Anniversary Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 21	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
May 7-8	Field Training Seminar with Bill Hillmann	Stow, MA	Field
April 23	Field Training Day	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 20	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
March 5-6	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 7	Seminar “Leveling Up in the Field — So you want to go beyond Junior Hunter?”	Westford, MA	Field
January 31	Winter Match	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience
2015
December 12	Field Committee meeting and Trap Shoot	Concord, MA	Field
October 21	General Meeting	Franklin, MA	Club meeting
August 1-2	Hunt Test	West Thompson, CT	Field
July 19	Working/Conformation Certificate Test	Hopkinton, NH	Field
June 11-12	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
June 11	Quick General Meeting at Specialty before dinner	Westford, MA	Club meeting
May 16	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
April 12	Field Training Day	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 22	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
February 28-March 1	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 11	General Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
2014
November 12	Fall Membership Meeting	Bolton, MA	Club meeting
September 20-21	Hunt Test	Ashburnham/Westminster, MA	Field
August 2-3	Hunt Test	W. Thompson, CT	Field
July 20	Working/Conformation Certificate Test	Hopkinton, NH	Field
July 13	Hunting Retriever Demo at Concord Rod-Gun Club	Concord, MA	Field
June 12-13	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 31-Jun 1	Supported Entry, Ladies Dog Show	Wrentham, MA	Conformation
May 17	Agility Trial	N Smithfield, RI	Agility
April 26	Field Training Day	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 23	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
January 26	Winter Match/General Meeting	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience
2013
December 1,	Field Committee Meeting and Trap Shoot	Concord, MA	Field
October 9	General Meeting	Acton, MA	Club meeting
September 22	Field Training Day	Ashburnham, MA	Field
September 14-15	Bill Hillmann Field Training Seminar	Danielson, CT	Field
August 3-4	Fall Hunt Test	W Thompson, CT	Field
July 14	Working Certificate Test	Halifax, MA	Field
June 13-14	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
June 8	Flyer Day	Danielson, CT	Field
May 18-19	Agility Trial	N Smithfield, RI	Agility
April 20-21	Spring Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 24	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
March 2-3	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
January 20	Field Committee Meeting and Trap Shoot	Georgetown, MA	Field
2012
November 14	General Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
September 22	Field Committee Meeting and Training Day	Halifax, MA	Field
July 15	Working/Conformation Certificate Test	Hopkinton, NH	Field
June 14-15	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
June 9	Flyer Day	Halifax, MA	Field
May 19	Agility Trial	N Smithfield, RI	Agility
May 6	Spring Match	Boxboro, MA	Conformation Obedience
April 21-22	Spring Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 25	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
March 3-4	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
January 29	Winter Match	Franklin, MA	Conformation Obedience
2011
September 24-25	Fall Hunt Test	Putnam, CT	Field
August 6-7	Summer Hunt Test	W Thompson, CT	Field
July 17	Working Certificate Test	Hopkinton, NH	Field
June 16-17	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
June 11	Flyer Day	Danielson, CT	Field
May 21	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
May 1	Spring Match	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
April 22-24	Spring Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 27	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
March 5-6	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
January 30	Winter Match	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
January 15-16	Connie Cleveland Seminar	Franklin, MA	Obedience
2010
November 10	General Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
September 24-26	Fall Hunt Test	Woodstock, CT	Field
July 18	Working Certificate	Hopkinton, NH	Field
June 17-18	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 22	Agility Trial	N. Smithfield, RI	Agility
May 9	Spring Match	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
April 24-25	Spring Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 27	Annual Meeting	Amherst, NH	Club meeting
March 6-7	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
January 31	Winter Match	Taunton, MA	Conformation Obedience
2009
September 30	General Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
September 19-20	Fall Hunt Test	Woodstock, CT	Field
July 19	Working Certificate Test	Hopkinton, NH	Field
June 20	Flyer Day	Gardner, MA	Field
June 11-12	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
June 6-7	Pat Daignault Field Seminar	Fremont, NH	Field
May 16	Agility Trial	Wrentham, MA	Agility
May 3	Spring Match	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
April 25-26	Spring Hunt Test	Simsbury, CT	Field
March 29	Annual Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
February 28-March 1	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
January 25	Winter Fun Match	Taunton, MA	Conformation Obedience
2008
November 29	Holiday Get-Together	Fitchburg, MA	Club meeting
September 10	General Meeting	Boxboro, MA	Club meeting
August 16-17	Fall Hunt Test	West Thompson, CT	Field
July 20	Working Certificate	Hopkinton, NH	Field
July 12	Flyer Day	Gardner, MA	Field
June 12-13	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 17	Agility Trial	Wrentham, MA	Agility
May 4	Spring Match	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
April 19-20	Hunt Test Know-How Workshop	Putnam, CT	Field
April 26-27	Spring Hunt Test	Gardner, MA	Field
March 30	Annual Meeting	Westford, MA	Club meeting
March 1-2	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 3	Winter Fun Day	Taunton, MA	Conformation Obedience
2007
September 21-23	Fall Hunt Test	Woodstock, CT	Field
July 22	Working Certificate	Hopkinton, NH	Field
June 14-15	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 19	Agility Trial	Wrentham, MA	Agility
May 6	Spring Match	Haverhill, MA	Conformation Obedience
April 28-29	Spring Hunt Test	Gardner, MA	Field
March 18	Annual Meeting	Westford, MA	Club meeting
March 3	Obedience and Rally Trial	Franklin, MA	Obedience
February 4	Winter Fun Day	Taunton, MA	Conformation Obedience
2006
September 22	Fall Hunt Test	Woodstock, CT	Field
June 15	Specialty	Westford, MA	Conformation Obedience
May 20	Agility Trial	Wrentham, MA	Agility

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