The Riverwoods Novice Hunting Award
Honoring the Memory of

SHR St. Andrew Baron of Riverwoods CD, JH, WC, CGC
"BEAR"

The Riverwoods Novice Hunting Award is presented annually to recognize a Handler/Dog team that ha earned two or more Novice hunting titles during the calendar year.
The purpose of the Riverwoods Novice Hunting Award is to encourage active participation by member: of the Marshbanks Golden Retriever Club of South Central Michigan ("Marshbanks") in the hunting test programs of the American Kennel Club (AKC), the Hunting Retriever Club of the United States Kennel Club (UKC/H.R.C.), and the Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA).

Criteria for the Riverwoods Novice Hunting Award:

1. Handler shall be a full, associate or honorary member of Marshbanks in good standing during the year of
the award. Handler shall have been the owner or co-owner of the dog at the time the test took place.
2. The dog shall be a retriever, approved to enter the event (s).
3. Hunt tests shall be events licensed by the American Kennel Club (AKC), and by the Hunting Retriever
Club of the United Kennel Club (UHC/H.R.C.)
4. Working Certificates and Working Certificates Excellent shall be events approved by the Golden
Retriever Club of America (GRCA).
5. More than one owner/handler/dog team may earn the Award in a given year. Owner/handlers may receivi
the Award for more than one dog; each dog must qualify by earning two or more Novice hunting titles
during the calendar year.
6. Novice hunting titles shall include the following achievements:
AKC Junior Hunter (JH)
HRC Started Hunting Retriever (SHR)
GRCA Working Certificate (WC)
GRCA Working Certificate Excellent (WCX)