Hudson River Retrievers was an idea in my mind several years ago when a group of duck hunters would meet together on Saturdays to train our Boykin Spaniels for duck hunting on my property on the Hudson River in northeast Georgia. There weren’t a lot of these brown dogs around here back then and the number even fewer that we would call great duck dogs. One thing led to another and I became addicted to the hunt test game. It was at the local hunt tests that I started to see how many Boykin owners there are in the Southeast. Through lots of discussion with some of my fellow training friends (both professional and amateurs) I decided to start specifically training Boykin Spaniels for the public.

As part of our training and a future breeding program with our own personal dogs, I believe we will change the public opinion of the Boykin Spaniel breed as a duck dog. I truly feel like we can do the best job in making a finished Boykin in the country.

Our desire is twofold:

First of all, to uphold the mission of the Boykin Spaniel Society. Doing that, we will encourage the best breedings of purebred Boykin Spaniels and continue to perpetuate their natural hunting ability. Secondly, to build the best Boykin Spaniels possible that will perform at the highest level in hunt tests and field trials.

We specialize in Boykin Spaniels but will consider other breeds as well to bring into the program.