Our History

Barb and JerryJaybar Retrievers was founded in the 1980’s to develop a sound working retriever that meets the breed standard in confirmation and temperament. Our original location in Metamora, MI was ideal for raising and training retrievers to their full potential. In 1989 we added a boarding and grooming facility that housed all breeds of dogs, cats and exotics under the name of Whistle Lake Pet Resort in Metamora, MI. In 2005, we sold the boarding and grooming operation and moved further north in Lapeer County to the small town of North Branch where we continue to raise, train and compete with our Labrador Retrievers. We continue to actively judge field trials in both the U.S. and Canada. Training a dog to compete competitively in Retriever Field Trials requires endless hours of training and, of course, the right dog. We pride ourselves in the fact that we have trained our own dogs with very limited use of professional trainers.

Our list of accomplished dogs include the following:

Golden Retriever:

  • Hi-Hope’s Ginger Brandy “Ginger” CD, QAA U.S. and Canada, WCX

Labrador Retrievers:

  • FC AFC FTCH AFTCH Meadow Woods Dusty Roads “Dusty”.
    • 160 all age points combined U.S. and Canada

    • Produced--
    • Jaybar Blue Duck M.H. “Drake”
      • Finalist Canadian National Open
    AFC AFTCH Chase
    AFC AFTCH Chase
  • AFC AFTCH Jaybar Chase Manhattan “Chase”

  • FTCH AFTCH Jaybar Picture Perfect “Click”
    • Canadian National Amateur Finalist

    • Produced--
    • AFC FTCH AFTCH Jaybar Click On “Surge”
      • Canadian National Open Finalist
    • AFC AFTCH Maxfly’s Lumpy
      • Canadian National Open and Amateur Finalist

      • Produced--
      • Jaybar Platinum Release "Usher" QAA
        • National Derby List-20 points

  • FC AFC FTCH AFTCH Adam Acres Muddy Creek “Cree”
  • FC AFC FTCH AFTCH Cree
    FC AFC FTCH AFTCH Cree
    • Over 100 all age points combined U.S. and Canada
    • Finalist 2012 U.S. National Amateur

  • FC AFC FTCH AFTCH Just In Time Zoe’s Nine One One “Emma”
    • Over 80 all age points combined U.S. and Canada.
    • Finalist 2006 U.S. National Open
    • 7 time Finalist Canadian National Open and Amateur

    • Produced--
    • FC AFC AFTCH Jaybar American Idol “Reuben”
      • Over 70 all-age points combined U.S. and Canada
      • Finalist 2012, 2015, 2016 U.S. National Amateur
      • Finalist 2014, 2016 Canadian National Amateur

      • Produced--
      • FC Hardscrabble Seaside Shutterbug
      • Seaside’s Ace of Spades MH
        • Amateur wins in U.S. and Canada
      • Jaybar Dark Side of The Moon “Floyd”
        • Finalist 2015 Canadian National Amateur
      • Marshwinds Storm Front Flyer
        • All age points
      • Wingover's Seaside’s Stella
        • All age points
      • Peak's Gonna Be A-maze-in' MH QAA
      • HRCH Seaside's All American Girl MH
      • Long Ponds Makin' Bad Music MH
      • Three Points Prodigal Son QAA

Young dogs coming up:

  • Fen’s Fenatical Quack Addict “Goose” QAA
  • Jaybar Legend Of The Fen “Asher”
  • Jaybar Sin City Troubador “Gambler”

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Emma, Click and Surge
FC AFC Emma FTCH AFTCH Click AFC FTCH Surge
Meadow Woods Dusty Roads
FC AFC FTCH AFTCH Meadow Woods Dusty Roads
Maxflys Lumpy
AFC AFTCH Maxflys Lumpy

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