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Hickory Hills Retrievers, Petersburg, KY (2025)

10/24/2025

The HRC International Grand cannot be put into words. Many people worked so hard to put on an event that challenged more than 1,000 excellent dogs. The committee, the host club, the judges, the workers….top notch! The devil is in the details and everyone who pitched in to make this one run smoothly kept the evil at bay.

The pictures paint the story for this grand—FAMILY is the center of it all. Our team is family. Our training group is family. Our owners are family. Our family shows up to celebrate the highs, support through the lows, and is ALWAYS ready for the next challenge.

HHR ran 12 well and capable dogs in this Grand and came home with 8 passes, including FOUR new Grand Champions, two with added numbers, and two first time getting the green ribbon! Congratulations to the following on a very successful conclusion to the 2025 season!

5XGRHRCH UH Toby MH QA2, owned by Cindy and Jeni Gripshover

3XGRHRCH UH Baker MH, owned by Bobby Doggette

GRHRCH UHCH Bailey MH WC, owned by Carrie Capone (TITLE!)

GRHRCH UH Nash MH, owned by John & Molly Nordheim (TITLE!)

GRHRCH UH Fern MH QAA, owned by Jeremy & Kate Legge (TITLE!)

GRHRCH Bolt MH, owned by Mike Dulaney (TITLE!)

HRCH UH Reno MH, owned by Roger & Rose Weber (1st Grand Pass!)

HRCH Poppy, owned by Lynne & Bow Switzer (1st Grand Pass!)

**Fun fact! Baker, Fern, Reno, and Poppy are full siblings and were joined by Riot, their brother who is owned and trained by Jeremy Ries, to round out FIVE Grand passes in one litter! What a fun crew of “puppies” they are!

THANK YOU to all of the owners for allowing us to campaign your hunting partners at the highest level!

09/30/2025

WHAT A WEEKEND! We tackled Inducky with 21 dogs running all three levels. We are so grateful to be able to run these talented dogs in challenging weekend tests so close to home. Thank you to the judges, club members, and all the workers for putting on a great test.

Ended the weekend 39/40 and FOUR new titles (all pictured)! HR Rooster, SHR Roly, SHR Hank, and SHR Wriggs all did great work.

As you can tell from the pictures, Em Rose is well on her way to being finished level judge, too!

Congratulations to the following:

5XGRHRCH UH Cosby MH QAA, owned by Cindy and Jeni Gripshover—2/2 Finished passes

4XGRHRCH UH Toby MH QA2, owned by Cindy and Jeni Gripshover—2/2 Finished passes

4XGRHRCH Ash MH QAA, owned by Neil and Carol Kaufman—2/2 Finished passes

GRHRCH UH Baker MH, owned by Bobby Doggette—2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UH Nash MH, owned by John & Molly Nordheim—2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UH Reno MH, owned by Roger & Rose Weber—2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UHCH Bailey MH WC, owned by Carrie Capone—2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UH Fern MH QAA, owned by Jeremy & Kate Legge—2/2 Finished passes

HRCH Lady MH, owned by Josh Schwab—2/2 Finished passes

HRCH Bolt MH, owned by Mike Dulaney—2/2 Finished passes

HRCH Timber, owned by Ron & Kelli Zimmerly—1/2 Finished passes

HRCH Poppy, owned by Lynne & Bow Switzer—2/2 Finished passes

HR Trixie, owned by Neil and Carol Kaufman—2/2 Finished passes

HR Phoenix, owned by Tim Bailey—2/2 Finished passes

HR Jade, owned by Trent Rumford—2/2 Finished passes

HR Legend, owned by Joe & Danya Haynes—1/1 Finished pass

HR Rooster, owned by Brent Schultz—1/1 Seasoned pass

SHR Roly, owned by Trent Rumford—2/2 Started passes

SHR Hank, owned by Brian Stumbo—2/2 Started passes

SHR Wriggs, owned by Jeff Stipe—2/2 Started passes

Blu (making her hunt test debut!), owned by Austin & Brittney Nichols—2/2 Started passes

09/16/2025

Hello, FALL! Not sure how we got here, but we were back in the thick of it this weekend!

Jeremy took six dogs to the Green River Club’s D/Q Field Trial in Owensboro. ALL SIX brought home a ribbon, and Toby added QA2 to his healthy resume! The Derby on Saturday and the Q on Sunday were challenging, efficiently run, and really put the dogs to the test!

Bow got to run in one of our favorite spots! Tri-State ALWAYS puts on a great test. Big shoutout to Miss Heather for always taking such good care of us. The grounds and workers were fantastic all weekend, and we got home before the sun set!

Congratulations to all of the hard working dogs and their owners!

4XGRHRCH UH Toby MH QA2, owned by Cindy & Jeni Gripshover, 1st Place and QA2 title!

4XGRHRCH Ash MH QAA, owned by Neil & Carol Kauffman—4th Place

5XGRHRCH UH Cosby MH QAA, owned by Cindy & Jeni Gripshover—JAM

GRHRCH UH Baker MH, owned by Bobby Doggette—JAM

HRCH UH DDW Reno MH, owned by Roger & Rose Weber—JAM

HRCH Poppy, owned by Lynne & Bow Switzer—JAM

HRCH UH Nash MH owned by John & Molly Nordheim MH—2/2 Finished

HR Legend, owned by Joe & Danya Haynes—1/1 Finished

SHR Rooster, owned by Brent Schultz—2/2 Seasoned

Roly, owned by Trent Rumford—2/2 Started

Hank, owned by Brian Stumbo—2/2 Started

Wriggs, owned by Jeff Stipe—2/2 Started

07/17/2025

What a great mid-week Master test at Bourbon Hills in Onton, KY. Following the O/H Qualifier, Bow stayed on to run the MH test. The birds flew high and wide, the judges set up a challenging test that was also mindful of the heat and keeping dogs (and handlers) healthy and safe!

Not even hundred plus degree heat was hotter than NASH this weekend, running 3 clean series! He achieved his 6th pass, giving him his MH TITLE!

Congratulations on a Master Pass this weekend:

HRCH UH Nash MH, owned by John & Molly Nordheim

HRCH Poppy, owned by Lynne & Bow Switzer

07/16/2025

Jeremy and Fern picked up first place at the Bourbon Hills Owner/Handler Qualifier today against some stiff competition! What a great event! Four challenging series, excellent bird techs, and a group of great people working hard in the heat!

07/03/2025

It was TITLETOWN this weekend for Bailey! He picked up his 6th Master Pass and earned his MH Title! Congratulations, Bailey and owner Carrie Capone! Good Dog!

HRCH UHCH CC's Bailey's Irish Coffee MH WC

06/23/2025

Bow spent a scorcher of a weekend at the Greater Pittsburgh AKC test in Chardon, Ohio. Thanks to the judges, club members, and all the bird techs for a great test.

HHR came away this weekend with five passes and THREE new MH titles! Celebrating these new MH, who are all under three years old! Way to go Reno, Baker, and Fern!

Congrats to the following for picking up a Master pass this weekend:

HRCH UH Reno MH, owned by Roger & Rose Weber

HRCH UH Baker MH, owned by Bobby Doggette

HRCH UH Fern MH, owned by Jeremy & Kate Legge

HRCH UHCH Bailey WC, owned by Carrie Capone

HRCH Poppy, owned by Bow & Lynne Switzer

05/28/2025

Congratulations to 4XGRHRCH Ash MH QAA, owned by Neil & Carol Kaufman!

Congratulations to GRHRCH UH Baker, owned by Bobby Doggette!

HHR went to the 4th series with only the yellow dogs on the truck left fighting. Ash, Baker, and Nash did very well in the 4th taking them to the 5th series… the Upland portion.

13/84 in our flight earned a grand pass—a 15% pass rate for our flight. 4 dogs did it clean or on 2’s in our flight. Baker was one of them as a 2 yr old earning his GRHRCH title. Ash earned her 4th pass going 4/4 in the last 4 Grands with HHR. Nash went out in the 5th when he broke after I shot the flush. If he had passed the 5th series that would’ve given him his grand title as a very young 3 year-old.

Those two grand passes blessed HHR with our 66th and 67th grand pass and our 14th GRHRCH. This was by far the toughest Grand path we have taken since it was split into multiple sites.

Grateful every day for this journey, the dogs who work so hard, the owners who share our vision and allow us to pursue this path, and the very best training group who are family. See you in the Fall!

05/06/2025

The crew—Jeremy, Julian, Em, and Bow— spent the weekend running all three levels at Ohio Valley’s spring hunt test in Vevay, IN. Grateful for the opportunity to run challenging tests under great judges. The club members and all the workers kept things moving well, putting in hard work all weekend!

In spite of the weather, we had a very successful weekend going 28/29! NEW TITLES for several of our gang! Great work HRCH Poppy, HR Trixie, HR Jade, HR Phoenix, and SHR Rooster!

Thanks to all the owners for allowing us to campaign their dogs! Congrats to the following on a successful weekend:

6XGRHRCH UHCH Rolo MH HOF owned by Bow & Lynne Switzer, 1/1 Finished pass

5XGRHRCH UH Cosby MH QAA, owned by Cindy & Jeni Gripshover, 2/2 Finished passes

4XGRHRCH UH Toby MH QAA, owned by Cindy & Jeni Gripshover, 2/2 Finished passes

3XGRHRCH Ash MH QAA, owned by Neil & Carol Kaufman, 2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UHCH Bailey MH WC, owned by Carrie Capone, 1/1 Finished pass

HRCH UHCH Vader MH, owned by Eric Lingler, 1/1 Finished passes

HRCH UH Nash, owned by John & Molly Nordheim, 2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UH Reno, owned by Roger & Rose Weber, 2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UH Baker, owned by Bobby Doggette, 2/2 Finished passes

HRCH UH Fern, owned by Jeremy & Kate Legge, 2/2 Finished passes

HRCH Timber, owned by Ron & Kelli Zimmerly, 1/2 Finished passes

HRCH Poppy, owned by Bow & Lynne Switzer, 2/2 Finished passes

HR Jade, owned by Trent & Rebecca Rumford, 2/2 Finished passes

HR Trixie, owned by Neil & Carol Kaufman, 1 Seasoned and 1 Finished Pass

HR Phoenix, owned by Tim Bailey, 2/2 Seasoned passes

SHR Rooster, owner Brent Shultz, 2/2 Started passes

04/29/2025

Tri-State never disappoints! Bow took a crew and they came away with some ribbons and some lessons (oh, Poppy), going 10/13 for the weekend. The club always puts on a great test and a fantastic banquet enjoyed by all! Big thanks to the judges, club members, and all the bird techs and workers—it was a well-run event at all three levels! Thankful every day!

Congratulations to the following:

Making his HRC debut….Rooster, owned by Brent Shultz, 2 Started passes

Trixie, owned by Neil & Carol Kaufman, 2 Seasoned passes

Phoenix, owned by Tim & Cindy Bailey, 2 Seasoned passes

Jade, owned by Trent & Rebecca Rumford, 1 Finished pass

HR Legend, owned by Joe & Danya Haynes, 1 Finished pass

HR Poppy, owned by Bow & Lynne Switzer, 1 Finished pass

6XGRHRCH UHCH Rolo MH HOF owned by Bow & Lynne Switzer, 1 Finished pass

04/14/2025

HHR had another busy and successful weekend. We took a crew of mostly two year olds to a double Master put on by Backwater Retriever Club in North Webster, Indiana. The club put on two very challenging tests—many thanks to the judges, club members, and bird techs for running a very smooth operation. Many thanks to the owners for allowing us to campaign your dogs.

Congratulations on a successful weekend:

HRCH UH Baker, owned by Bobby Doggette, 2 Master passes

HRCH UH Reno, owned by Roger & Rose Weber, 2 Master passes

HRCH UH Nash, owned by John & Molly Nordheim, 2 Master passes

HRCH Timber, owned by Ron & Kelli Zimmerly, 1 Master pass

Jade, owned by Trent & Rebecca Rumford, 1 Master pass

HR Legend, owned by Joe & Danya Haynes, 1 Master pass

HRCH UH Fern, owned by Jeremy & Kate Legge, 1 Master Pass

04/07/2025

We kicked off the season this year with two big events!

The Central KY Master test in Kevil the last weekend in March was a fun one. All 7 retrievers came away with Master Passes, and Miss Ash wrapped up her MH title. The judges, workers, and club members put on a great event and we appreciate all of their hard work in making it a success.

Jeremy and his assistant Julian waded to the Green River Qualifier on April 6th in Owensboro. There were 22 excellent dogs competing, and we brought three home with ribbons AND Cosby added the QAA! We are grateful for the Green River club and judges for continuing this event, even during difficult weather.

Congratulations to the following in kicking off this test season:

3XGRHRCH Ash MH QAA, owned by Neil & Carol Kaufman, Master pass & Reserve Jam. NEW MH Title!

5XGRHRCH UH Cosby MH QAA, owned by Cindy & Jeni Gripshover, 2nd Place. NEW QAA!

HRCH UH Fern, owned by Jeremy & Kate Legge, Master Passes & 4th Place

HRCH UH Nash, owned by John & Molly Nordheim, Master pass

HRCH UH Reno, owned by Roger & Rose Weber, Master pass

HRCH UH Baker, owned by Bobby Doggette, Master pass

HRCH Timber, owned by Ron & Kelli Zimmerly, Master pass

HRCH UH Bailey MH WC, owned by Carrie Capone, Master pass

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