Welcome to the Northwest Pointing Labrador Club! We are owners, breeders, trainers, hunters, hunt trial enthusiasts, and dog lovers living in the Pacific Northwest, who are dedicated to training, hunting, and promoting naturally pointing purebred Labrador Retrievers as the ideal versatile gun dog.
NWPLC’s goals are to:
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Identify and promote a strain of purebred Labrador Retriever that points game as a natural act while retaining the Labrador’s traditional superior ability to retrieve game on land and in water.
- Promote favorable regional exposure in the Pacific Northwest for Pointing Labradors.
- Encourage more youth participation in the sport of training and hunting over Pointing Labradors.
- Sponsor APLA Certification, Advanced, and Master level tests to identify Pointing Labradors and to judge their abilities.
- Promote ethical and effective breeding and training of Pointing Labradors.
- Promote sharing of information and training among members of the club.
COME JOIN US!
Membership in Northwest Pointing Labrador Club offers you access to all these activities, discounts on activities and merchandise, and most importantly, a network of other Pointing Lab people with whom to connect.
To join us, click below for a downloadable membership application:
Here’s a March 31, 2018 interview Gary Oakes did with John Kruse of Northwestern Outdoors Radio promoting our Club and PL’s.
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Welcome to the Northwest Pointing Labrador Club. Our Board of Directors through 2024 are as follows:
Shawn Macfarlane – President (Jan 2024-Dec 2027), Board member (Jan 2021-Dec 2027). Shawn is from the Vancouver, WA area and has been an eager participant and volunteer at all our events ever since he joined the club in 2021.
Todd Morris – Vice President (Jan 2026-Dec 2027), Board Member (through Dec 2027). Todd lives in Centralia, WA and is relatively new to the PL world. His dogs Pinga and Loki are discovering the joys of upland hunting and waterfowling and compete in APLA tests.
Lily Lo – Secretary/Treasurer (through Dec 2026). Lily lives in Centralia, WA and currently serves on the American Pointing Labrador Association’s (APLA’s) Triple Crown Committee. She was a past board member and Secretary in the APLA. Lily is an APLA Master-level judge and Triple Crown judge and runs in HRC, AKC, and APLA events. Together with Julie Moore and Marlana Smith, she co-founded the Club in 2014.
Don Banducci – Board Member (through Dec 2026). Don lives in La Pine, OR, and has served on the APLA Board of Directors. He has served on our Board since 2017, and was elected President in 2020. Don runs in HRC, AKC, and APLA hunt tests, and is an APLA Master-level judge.
Julie Moore – Board Member (through Dec 2026). Julie lives in Cheney, WA and owns Shade Tree Kennels. She currently serves on the American Pointing Labrador Association’s (APLA) Judges Commission chair), and Triple Crown Committee. Julie is also an APLA Master-level judge. She was one of our Club’s co-founders, served as our first Club President from 2014-2018 and was elected VP in 2020.
Gary Oakes – Board member (through Dec 2026). Gary returns to the Board after a brief hiatus. He now lives in Spokane, WA and is an APLA Master-level judge.
Kris O’Bannon – Board member (through Dec. 2027). Kris is a relative newcomer to the club. He has been running in APLA tests and lives in Olympia, WA.