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2025 High Point Field Trial Retrievers in BC

The BCARTC held its Annual Members’ Meeting on November 12.  One of the highlights is presenting the High Point dog & handler awards.   Congratulations to the 2025 High Point Field Trial Retrievers!  Click this awards page link to read their biographies. 

High Point All-Age Retriever

FTCH AFTCH Tsolumside Shine The Light, owned & handled by Linda Page

High Point Qualifying Retriever

Razor’s Painted Royal Black QFTR-JFTR, owned & handled by Gary Randall

High Point Junior Field Trial Retriever

Tsolumside One For The Money, owned & handled by Linda Page

New for 2026, the All-Age Retriever award will be split into two categories – High Point Open Retriever, and High Point Amateur Retriever.  Good luck in 2026!

The BCARTC would also like to recognize the accomplishments of other BC dog & handlers:

2025 Canadian Master National Qualifiers

  • GMH Prairiestorm Brown Eyed Susan owner/handler Susan Endersby
  • MOTCH Zaniri GoldnGuns Daretolive in Chaos MH WCX owner/handler Maria Soto
  • CH GMH Cedarbrae’s Bark at the Moon owner/handler Tracey Griffin
  • GMH NMH GoldnGuns Shots Before Daylight owner/handler Louise Roberts
  • GMH Prairiestorm Summer Skye WCX owner/handler Geoff Plouffe
  • GMH Cedarbraes Up the Ante WCX owner/handler Tracey Griffin
  • GMH GoldnGun Dare’s Ode to Tequila CGN QFTR WCI owner/handler Louise Roberts
  • GMH GoldnGun Marshland Selkie CGN WCX owner/handler Rick Roberts
  • GMH MOTCH Zaniri Dare I Say More CGN JFTR WCX owner/handler Mary Shillabeer

2025 National Retriever Championship Finalist: FTCH AFTCH Razor’s Deuce and a Half, owner/handler Todd Fournier.

Congratulations to the 2025 CNM Qualifers

The 2025 Canadian National Master was co-hosted by PRHRC and UIRC Aug 16-22 at Swampdog Farm on Vancouver Island.  The event opened with a great banquet and social evening on the 16th and finished with our final water test on Friday the 22nd.  The injury bug and unexpected estrus cycles wreaked havoc on our entries, but 30 dog/handler teams started the week and 10 teams qualified and earned the title of National Master Hunter with 8 of the teams being from BC.

1 GMH NMH Westpeak Ida’s Beretta QFTR owner/handler Leroy Mulrooney

4 GMH Prairiestorm Brown Eyed Susan owner/handler Susan Endersby

7 MOTCH Zaniri GoldnGuns Daretolive in Chaos MH WCX owner/handler Maria Soto

8 CH GMH Cedarbrae’s Bark at the Moon owner/handler Tracey Griffin

15 GMH NMH GoldnGuns Shots Before Daylight owner/handler Louise Roberts

16 GMH Prairiestorm Summer Skye WCX owner/handler Geoff Plouffe

18 GMH Cedarbraes Up the Ante WCX owner/handler Tracey Griffin

22 GMH GoldnGun Dare’s Ode to Tequila CGN QFTR WCI owner/handler Louise Roberts

25 GMH GoldnGun Marshland Selkie CGN WCX owner/handler Rick Roberts

33 GMH MOTCH Zaniri Dare I Say More CGN JFTR WCX owner/handler Mary Shillabeer

The week was a great opportunity to get together with people from across western Canada to show off the skills of our dogs.  Our judges hailed from New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan and put on challenging tests for the teams.  The clubs worked hard to put on the event and  really worked well together.  While it was certainly a lot of work, we were pleased with the results of the week in all aspects, and were happy to show off some BC hospitality to competitors and judges for the week.

Tracey Griffin.

Chair CNM2025

Congratulations to the 2024 High Point Dogs in BC

The BCARTC congratulates and recognizes the accomplishments of the 2024 BC High Point Field Trial Retrievers. Points are accumulated through placements at BC field trials during the year. Click on the pictures below to read their stories.


Congratulations to Bill Pearson and “Tip” for also being named the Top Junior Field Trial Retriever in Canada for 2024!
Additionally, congratulations to Dave Douglas and “Georgia” for winning the BCARTC All-Age award for the third time (2019, 2020, 2024)!