Black River Retrievers

Black River Retrievers Professional retriever training and handling for AKC Licensed Field Trials Alan’s passion for retrievers began with his father and childhood hunting trips.

Alan & Gwen Pleasant began training national quality retrievers in 1985 and have produced 6 National Field Champions, over 75 Field Champions and Amateur Field Champions, over 50 All Age Qualified Retrievers, over 25 Derby list retrievers, Master National Hunt Test Qualifiers and countless excellent hunting retrievers. Trainer and handler Alan Pleasant brings a dedication and work ethic to the sp

ort of retriever training that is not duplicated. He got his first labrador retriever at 14 years of age and trained her to duck hunt. The groundwork was laid and Alan became a professional in 1985. In 1999, after qualifying and running several Master Nationals, Alan dedicated his talents to licensed AKC Field Trials. Since 2001, Alan has qualified and competed in every National Open (until the 2020 Covid Pandemic) and has had clients competing in every National Amateur. Alan strives to maximize the talents of every retriever he trains with an emphasis on team work that leads to winning.

03/03/2025

Started the spring trial schedule last weekend at Palmetto trial in SC and Tarheel trial this week I’m
NC….thanks to the clubs, volunteers, Judges and landowners for hosting these events. Thank you Hunter and Martin!

Palmetto open
Jams- Ozzie and Blitz

Palmetto Amateur
4th- Trace and Jeff
Jams-Mick and Alvin, Blitz & Jay

Tarheel Open
2nd- Cable
3rd- Dozer(Alvin)
Res Jam-Ellie
Jams- Trace

Tarheel Amat
1st-Ellie & Mark
2nd-Dozer & Alvin
3rd- Trace & Jeff
4th- Clue & Mark
Jam- Blitz & Jay

12/16/2024

Cape Fear trial brought our 2024 season to an end! Thanks to all who make the trials happen and work tirelessly at them. Thank you Hunter for another great weekend.

Open
2nd- Cable
3rd-Allie
4th- King
RJ- Maxie(Dave)
Jams- Flint & Mick

Amat.
1st- Trudy & George
Jam- Maxie & Dave

Merry Christmas to all and wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

12/09/2024

Thank you Lumber River Club workers,Judges, land owners and Hunter Street for a great weekend.

Open
1st- Rain
2nd-Dock
Jams-Ruby & Trudy

Amat.
4th- Maxie & Dave
Res. Jam- Ellie & Mark

Congrats to Ami and Floyd on being a 2x NFC and to all the finalists. A special congratulations to Hunter and Fleurt for...
11/18/2024

Congrats to Ami and Floyd on being a 2x NFC and to all the finalists. A special congratulations to Hunter and Fleurt for also being a finalist.

Thanks to all the workers,Judges, land owners and sponsors for putting together a great National.

Most importantly thank you God for keeping everyone safe during event and getting them home safely!

11/09/2024

Good luck to all the competitors this week in Giddings, Texas at the 2024 National Retriever Championship!!!

We are so proud of Hunter Street for an amazing year and wish him and the team a safe, fun and successful week❤️

#9--- Ozzie owned by Bill & Karen McFadden

#19-- Rain owned by Anne Marshall

#22-- Dozer owned by Alvin Hatcher (handler)

#30-- Blitz owned by Jay Street

#41-- King owned by Anne Marshall

#53-- Trace owned by Jeff Henderson

#63-- Allie owned by Lynn & Bob Kimball

#75-- Fleurt owned by Mark & Sussie Menzies

#87-- Trudy owned by George & Sue Metka

10/29/2024

Congratulations Hunter on a great weekend! Thanks to Carolina Pied club members the judges and all the volunteers that give their time to make these events happen without all the volunteers none of this would be possible.

Open
1st- Blitz (Qual natl open)
2nd- Fleurt
4th- Rosie

Wishing everyone safe travels and best of luck at the 2024 Nationals!

10/22/2024

Thanks to the landowners, club members and all the workers for putting on a great trial at Fort Pitt in Elkton this past weekend. Alan and I took the dogs while Hunter and Martin had the weekend off.

Open
1st- Trudy(George)
Jams- Dock, Flint and Maxie

Amateur
1st- Fleurt (Mark)

10/14/2024

Thank you Blue Ridge Retriever Club members, workers, Judges and landowners for putting on the trial this weekend, without all the volunteers none of us could enjoy this sport. Thank you Hunter and Martin for a great weekend.

Open (handled by Hunter)
2nd- Trudy
3rd- Ruby
4th- Ozzie
Res. Jam- Trace Jam- Rosie

Amat.
3rd- Mick (Alvin)
4th- Dozer (Alvin)

10/07/2024

Congratulations Hunter and Martin on a great weekend! Thanks to Old Dominion club, Judges, workers and landowners for putting on a great trial.

Open
1st-Allie QNO
2nd- King
3rd- Ozzie QNO
Jams- Maxie, Flint, Teddy, Fleurt

Amateur
1st-Rip (Alvin)
2nd- Flint (Alvin)
3rd- King (Ms Anne)

09/15/2024

Thanks to all the workers,landowners and Judges for a great weekend at Shoreline Ret. Club.
Thanks to Hunter and Martin for giving Ms. Anne a great Birthday present and for all your hard work.

Open
1st- Rain Qual. Natl Open
2nd- Sprig
Res. Jam- Ellie
Jams- Blitz & Chrome

09/09/2024

We had a nice weekend off but had a few run the South Jersey Trial in Md.

A huge congrats to Tom, Terry and Rysk on a great weekend.
A 2nd in the Open and a 1st in the Amat. completing his AFC and Qualifying for both Nationals. We are so proud of their accomplishments glad they are getting to enjoy this ride together.

Congrats to George & Trudy for their Open Jam.

08/25/2024

Beautiful weather at Empire RC this weekend in NY! Thanks to all the workers, volunteers, land management team and the judges for a great trial. Thank you Hunter and Martin ❤️

Open results
1st-King (Qual Natl Open)
2nd- Hattie
3rd- Teddy
Jams-Fleurt and Sprig

Amat.
1st- Clue (Mark)

Alvin went to run in Vermont and brought the blue back in the Amat with Dozer and a Jam with Mick!

08/12/2024

The weather was horrible this weekend for the Down East field trial but with a lot of great help we got it finished. Thanks to everyone but especially the Judges and birdboys for braving the weather. Thank you to the landowners and all the volunteers.

Open
1st- Flint (Alan)
2nd- Dozer (Alvin)
3rd- Trudy (George)
4th- Trace (Hunter) Qual. Natl Open
RJ- Rain
Jams- Chrome, Dock, Ozzie, Bella

Amat.
1st- Bones (Harvey)
2nd- Dozer(Alvin)
3rd- Trudy (George)
RJ- Dock(Anne)
Jams- Camber(Chad), Clue & Ellie(Mark)

07/29/2024

Congratulations to all contestants this weekend at CNYRC. We had beautiful weather, great grounds and many wonderful volunteers that stepped in to help anywhere that was needed and we thank each of you for that. Thank you Hunter and Martin for all you do!

Open
1st- Dozer (Alvin) Qual. Natl Open
2nd-King
3rd- Trudy(George)
4th-Bella
Jams- Ellie, Ozzie, Fleurt, Flint(Alan)

Amat.
2nd- Bella (Alvin) Qual. Natl Am
3rd- Fleurt(Mark)
4th- Dozer(Alvin)
RJ- Sprig(Anne)
Jams- Allie(Lynn)

07/22/2024

Thanks to the Judges,landowners, and all the club members and volunteers that put on the trial in Sprakers NY. A big Thanks to Hunter & Martin!

Open
1st- Trace
3rd- Trudy (George)
4th- Dozer(Alvin)
RJ-Fleurt
Jams- Dock & Allie

Congrats also to all the competitors that finished but didn’t Jam
- Ozzie
- Bella

Amateur
1st- Bella (Robbie)
3rd- King (Anne)
RJ- Ellie (Mark)
Jams- Mick(Alvin) Rain(Anne) Fleurt(Mark)

#60 Trudy and George Finalist❤️What a huge accomplishment for George being his first National Amateur and finishing 10 ...
06/22/2024

#60 Trudy and George Finalist❤️
What a huge accomplishment for George being his first National Amateur and finishing 10 series clean! Super proud of you guys!!

2024 NARC ChampionWe could not be more proud of Mark and Fleurt! He has been a very loyal client and has gave a lot to ...
06/22/2024

2024 NARC Champion
We could not be more proud of Mark and Fleurt! He has been a very loyal client and has gave a lot to the sport for many years this is well deserved!!! So many thanks to Hunter Street for all his hard work. A special thanks to Fleurt for being such a special girl. A big thanks to Sussie for being so supportive and loving these dogs as much as we do and for always adding laughs 😀

06/16/2024

Wishing everyone a safe and fun week at the NARC in Maine!

Our team this year:
#6- Bayou Teche Commerce Comet (Mick) Alvin Hatcher
#48- NAFC-FC Holland Cliffs Blade A Fine Line (Dozer) Alvin Hatcher
#60- FC-AFC Dry Creeks Tru Blu (Trudy) George Metka
#77- FC-AFC Bayou-Star Fleurty Girl (Fleurt) Mark Menzies
#103- FC Tucquan's Takin' The Rysk (Rysk) Tom Ford
**Rysk has been home for a year enjoying his special time with Tom and Terry but he will always be a special part of our team.

Congratulations to everyone qualified!

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Angier, NC
27501

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