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West Bay Retrievers We are a Retriever Training Kennel with an emphasis on young trial dogs and high end gun dogs.

West Bay Retrievers is primarily a retriever training kennel with an emphasis on young trial dogs and high end gun dogs. Our goal is to produce well conditioned and well rounded dogs that are prepared for their future, whether training for All Age Stakes or hunting every day of the waterfowl season. While your dog is with us, we strive to care for them just as we would want our own personal dogs to be cared for. West Bay Retrievers is located adjacent to our home on 35 acres of land in northern Stanly County, NC. We also have access to thousands of acres in the area with various types of terrain cover and water. Additionally, we travel to other areas to train one or two days each week to ensure that your dog is exposed to as many different scenarios as possible. Our kennel has 29 seperate runs, all of which are heated, along with adequate ventilation for the warmer months. We also have two spacious exercise/airing yards connected to the kennel. We work very hard to provide your dog with a clean and sanitary environment while they are with us.

Thanks to the Empire Retriever Club and all their members and volunteers for hosting their trial last weekend.Gabe, owne...
08/28/2026

Thanks to the Empire Retriever Club and all their members and volunteers for hosting their trial last weekend.
Gabe, owned by Randi Johannis, won the Derby and June, owned by Will Seay, took fourth place. In the Qualifying, Sharkey, owned by Charles Bearden, took second place in his first qualifying.

We ran the Open at the American Amateur trial last weekend and Briar, owned by Hank Culp, took fourth place.Thanks to th...
05/13/2026

We ran the Open at the American Amateur trial last weekend and Briar, owned by Hank Culp, took fourth place.
Thanks to the judges, land owners, club members and volunteers who worked to host this trial.

We ran the Tall Pines Retriever Club trial this past weekend in Cairo, Georgia. Sharkey, owned by Charles Bearden, won t...
05/05/2026

We ran the Tall Pines Retriever Club trial this past weekend in Cairo, Georgia.
Sharkey, owned by Charles Bearden, won the Derby. This makes two wins in a row, in his first two derbies. In the Qualifying, Reba, owned by Lyle Norwood, took fourth place while June, also owned by Lyle Norwood, earned a JAM. Thanks to the land owners, judges, and club members who worked to host this trial.

04/30/2026

We ran the Ohio Valley Retriever Club trial this past weekend. Sharky, owned by Charles Bearden, ran his first Derby and won. Reba and June, both owned by Lyle Norwood, ran their first Qualifying where Reba earned the reserve JAM and June earned a JAM. In the open, Steff and Briar, both owned by Hank Culp, each earned a JAM.
Thanks to the judges, club members and volunteers who worked to host this trial .

Sending wishes of peace and joy to each of you this Christmas morning.
12/25/2025

Sending wishes of peace and joy to each of you this Christmas morning.

Last weekend we ran the Women’s Retriever Club trial in Maryland. Buddy, owned by Grayson Kelley, won the Derby while Ju...
11/01/2025

Last weekend we ran the Women’s Retriever Club trial in Maryland. Buddy, owned by Grayson Kelley, won the Derby while June and Reba, owned by Lyle Norwood, earned JAMs. In the Open, Steff, owned by Hank Culp, took third place and Rocky, also owned by Hank Culp, earned a JAM. In the Qualifying, Sky, owned by Ben Hamel earned a JAM.

Today at the Palmetto Retriever club, Luna, owned by Chris and Cynthia Parkinson, took fourth place. This placement gave her the remaining point needed to make the national derby list.

We would like to thank all of the judges, land owners, club members and volunteers who worked to host these trials!

This past weekend was a good one for the West Bay Dogs. Steve Coombes, our assistant, ran the Derby at the Tar Heel Retr...
10/23/2025

This past weekend was a good one for the West Bay Dogs. Steve Coombes, our assistant, ran the Derby at the Tar Heel Retriever Club where Luna, owned by Chris and Cynthia Parkinson, took second place and June, owned by Lyle Norwood, earned a jam. Also at the Tar Heel trial, Diver, owned and handled by Grayson Kelley, took second place in the Amateur.

At the American Amateur Retriever Club, Briar, owned by Hank Culp, took second place in the Open. This gave Briar the remaining points needed to qualify for the National Retriever Championship next month.

Thanks to all of the judges, land owners, club members and volunteers who worked to host these trials.

We ran the Central Savannah Trial this past weekend. Reba, owned by Lyle Norwood, took 2nd place in the Derby and Luna, ...
10/02/2025

We ran the Central Savannah Trial this past weekend. Reba, owned by Lyle Norwood, took 2nd place in the Derby and Luna, owned by Chris and Cynthia Parkinson, took 4th. In the Open, Steff, owned by Hank Culp, earned the Reserve Jam and Rocky, also owned by Hank Culp, earned a Jam.
We would like to thank the land owners, judges and volunteers who worked to host this trial.

We ran the South Jersey Retriever Club trial this past weekend and Steff, owned by Hank Culp, took 3rd place in the Open...
09/09/2025

We ran the South Jersey Retriever Club trial this past weekend and Steff, owned by Hank Culp, took 3rd place in the Open.
We would like to thank the judges, land owners and all the club members who worked to host this trial.

We went to Vermont for the Lake Champlain Retriever Club trial this weekend. Sky, owned by Ben Hamel, took third place i...
08/24/2025

We went to Vermont for the Lake Champlain Retriever Club trial this weekend. Sky, owned by Ben Hamel, took third place in the Qualifying and Luna, owned by Chris and Cynthia Parkinson earned a JAM.
We would like to thank the landowner for hosting the trial on her beautiful grounds along with the judges and all the volunteers who worked to host this trial.

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Charlotte, NC

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 7pm
Saturday 7am - 7pm
Sunday 7am - 7pm

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(704) 578-2690

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