High Desert Retrievers

High Desert Retrievers HD Retrievers is Colorado’s premier gun dog and hunt test training facility!

08/28/2026

Building champions one day at a time!

Happy 12th birthday Maggs! HRCH UH UVR’s Mighty Mouse MH One Grand Pass One National Plate1,000 UKC pointsIt’s hard to i...
08/08/2026

Happy 12th birthday Maggs!

HRCH UH UVR’s Mighty Mouse MH
One Grand Pass
One National Plate
1,000 UKC points

It’s hard to imagine what the past decade would have been without you.
I’ll be forever grateful for my late friend, Tygh Backer, bringing you into my life.

Enjoy retirement Maggers, you’ve earned it!



07/17/2026

A really fun set up from earlier this week!

07/06/2026

Happy 250 America! Thanks to everyone for your business and support; hoping you all had a wonderful Independence Day weekend!
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Before and after…Our new airing yard fencing is immaculate! This project turned out exactly as planned thanks to the exp...
06/17/2026

Before and after…
Our new airing yard fencing is immaculate!
This project turned out exactly as planned thanks to the experts at Taylor Fence Company!
| Taylor Fence 👊🏼🐾💪🏼

2026 Spring Grand! We had a great time in Kentucky and were very pleased to pass 2 of our 5 dogs during one of the tough...
06/05/2026

2026 Spring Grand!
We had a great time in Kentucky and were very pleased to pass 2 of our 5 dogs during one of the tougher Grands we’ve run in a while!

Huge congrats to Tucker owned by Derek Wessels and Storm owned by Dale & Mary Christensen!

Introducing:
4xGRHRCH Kennedy’s Big Bass Splash MNR
“Tucker” passed his fourth consecutive Grand and qualifies for the HRC Hall Of Fame!

HRCH MD’s Dakota Prairie Storm MH
After scoring 1s in the first, “Storm” mashed the gas pedal and put together four perfect series to earn her first Grand pass!

Now that’s some serious Chocolate power!
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Huge thanks to all the volunteers at the Grand for consistently making it a streamlined event!



Life isn’t always fair and it certainly isn’t easy. We lost a great dog, all too soon.RIP Wyatt Dog Coppa - “Wyatt” HRCH...
05/12/2026

Life isn’t always fair and it certainly isn’t easy.
We lost a great dog, all too soon.

RIP Wyatt Dog Coppa - “Wyatt”
HRCH, MH, One Grand Pass
10/31/20 - 5/10/26

Beyond your incredible talent, you were a lovable personality. During the brief time spent together, you quickly grew on me. I enjoyed all your quirks, especially those big, floppy chocolate ears.

I know just how much you meant to Andrew and your absence will be felt for a long time.

Unfortunately, despite all the precautions we take through our consistent airing and feeding routines, Gastric Torsion isn’t fully preventable.
It’s the “silent killer” of dogs that will haunt my thoughts for the remainder of my career.

During surgery, the doctor told me if it weren’t for Wyatt’s immensely strong heart, he would have passed hours before. Despite a successful procedure, it was the prolonged lack of blood supply to his stomach and other organs which couldn’t be reversed.

He was truly a fighter with the heart of a wolf.

Andrew Coppaa I can’t thank you enough for your friendship and for trusting me with your boy. I truly enjoyed every moment we had together. He was an incredible dog to stand beside because you did a phenomenal job building him the right way.

As well as he was training, I have no doubt he would’ve passed this Spring Grand on a score of 2s just like last fall!

He will forever be a Grand Champion in my heart.
Godspeed Wyatt Dog.

04/30/2026

A perfect morning for some upland training!

Introducing: 🔥🐾 4xGRHRCH HOF “Diesel” MH 🐾🔥Diesel earns 1,000 UKC points and induction into HRC Hall Of Fame. 🏆Diesel se...
04/26/2026

Introducing:
🔥🐾 4xGRHRCH HOF “Diesel” MH 🐾🔥
Diesel earns 1,000 UKC points and induction into HRC Hall Of Fame. 🏆

Diesel sets a milestone - making our kennel program’s first ever HRC Hall Of Fame dog.

Where has the time gone my friend?!
Hard to believe today is your 8th birthday!
It seems like just yesterday you were a 6-month old pup and I was trying to convince you to pick up a 3” white bumper in my folks’ back yard.

Despite my initial concerns regarding your desire/ability, I sure am glad we stuck with it…

Fast forward as you went on to pass 4 consecutive Grands (Fall ‘21, Spring ‘22, Fall ‘22, Spring ‘23) and now you’ve earned 1,000 UKC Championship points!

Not only are you an incredible performer but, a joy to spend time with hunting and around the house.

Huge congrats to my friend RC Weller on this amazing milestone! I will forever be grateful for Diesel being the glue that connected us and for the amazing memories made!


thehrcgrand

04/14/2026

4xGRHRCH “Diesel” MH
Today’s set up: Out of order indented triple and a double water blind. 💪🏼🐾

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