2023 Yankee Events Calendar with 2024 corresponding dates
Please note: Events may be cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled due to COVID-19 related facility closures and state directives. This page will be updated regularly.
| Date | Event | Location | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2023 | YGRC Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon | Stow MA | Annual Mtg Committee |
| Mar 10-12, 2023 | YGRC Agility Trials | Amherst NH | pawprinttrials.com |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Program Meeting: Susan Lynch will present, A Team Approach to Puppy Training |
electronic zoom meeting, 7:00pm | |
| Apr 1, 2023 | YGRC Field Classes; Limited entry; register online | various western MA sites | Karen Scotti, Coord. |
| Apr 12, 2023 | YGRC Weekly Field Training Group meets April - October. Limited to YGRC club members and field class participants. | Delaney WMA, Stow MA | Coord: Patti Sullivan & Susan Naylor |
| Apr 30, 2023 | YGRC Tracking Tests: TD/TDU/TDX. |
Durham NH | Susan Palius, Secy |
| May 13, 2023 | YGRC Field Training: Shot Flier Day - register online | W. Thompson CT | Don Stromeyer, Chair |
| May 14, 2023 | YGRC Field Training | W. Thompson CT | Yankee Field Committee |
| May 16, 2023 | Member Program Meeting: Crisis in Veterinary Medicine | electronic zoom meeting | |
| Jun 17-18, 2023 | YGRC Specialty Shows & Obedience/Rally Trials | Brooklyn CT | Supt: MB-F |
| Jul 14-16, 2023 | YGRC Agility trials | Amherst NH | pawprinttrials.com |
| July 18, 2023 | Member Program Meeting: Meet the YGRC Board Members | electronic zoom meeting | |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Certificate of conformation assessment (CCA) | Silver City Canine Training Center, Taunton MA | FMI: Cheryl Blair |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Golden Retriever Breed Standard Seminar presented by Nancy Talbott |
Silver City Canine Training Center, Taunton MA | FMI: Heather Donnelly |
| Aug 12, 2023 | YGRC Tracking Tests: TDU/VST | Durham NH | Roseann Mandell, Secy |
| Aug 19-20, 2023 | Hunting Retriever Test - Master Hunter class only | W. Thompson, CT | Yankee Field Committee |
| Sep 9-20, 2023 | GRCA National Specialty | Albany, Oregon | website |
| Sept 23, 2023 | Meeting & Program: Try-it! Fast CAT and Dock Diving | Amherst NH | Coord: Karen Frink |
| Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2023 | YGRC Hunting Retriever Test - Junior Hunter, Senior Hunter classes only | W Thompson CT | Supt: Entry Express |
| Oct 7, 2023 | NEFCRC and YGRC WC/WCX Test | W Thompson CT | huntsecretary.com |
| Nov 12, 2023 | YGRC all-breed Health Clinics. Online registration opens Oct 1 for Yankee members; Oct 10 for others | Boxborough MA | Marla Fields, Coord. |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Program Meeting: Sharon Shilkoff, GRCA National Specialty Director, on plans for the 2024 National | electronic zoom meeting | Yankee Programs Committee |
| Nov 18, 2023 | YGRC All-Breed AKC Scent Work Trial | Harvard MA | Dave Winslow |
| Dec 8-10, 2023 | YGRC Agility trials | Amherst NH | pawprinttrials.com |
2024 Calendar
| Date | Event | Location | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2024 | YGRC Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon | Wedgewood Pines Country Club, Stow MA | |
| Mar 8-10, 2024 | Corresponding dates - YGRC Agility Trials | Amherst NH | pawprinttrials.com |
| Mar 30, 2024 | YGRC Field Classes start | various western MA sites | |
| Apr 27-28, 2024 | Corresponding dates - YGRC Tracking Tests | Durham NH | |
| May 11, 2024 | Corresponding date - YGRC Field Training: Shot Flier Day | W. Thompson CT | |
| May 12, 2024 | Corresponding date - YGRC Field Training | W. Thompson CT | |
| Jun 15-16, 2024 | Corresponding dates - YGRC Specialty Shows & Obedience/Rally Trials | ||
| Jul 12-14, 2024 | Corresponding dates - YGRC Agility trials | Amherst NH | pawprinttrials.com |
| Aug 3-4, 2024 | Corresponding date - YGRC Tracking Test | Durham NH | Yankee Tracking Committee |
| Aug 17-18, 2024 | Corresponding date - YGRC Hunting Retriever Test | Durham NH | Yankee Field Committee |
| Aug 28-29, 2024 | Corresponding date - YGRC Hunting Retriever Test | Durham NH | Yankee Field Committee |
| Oct 1-13, 2024 | GRCA National Specialty | West Springfield MA & surrounding areas | website |
| Dec 6-8, 2024 | Corresponding dates - YGRC Agility trials | Amherst NH | pawprinttrials.com |