Yadkin River Pointers And Retrievers

Yadkin River Pointers and Retrievers is a family-run kennel in Patterson, North Carolina, raising Labrador retrievers, English springer spaniels, and English cocker spaniels along the banks of the Yadkin River in the Blue Ridge foothills, roughly an hour northeast of Asheville.

Sarah Ledford leads the day-to-day work with the dogs, which includes obedience training, retriever drills, and steadiness work with the pointing breeds — all built around a consistent daily routine on the property. The kennel sits on a small farm directly on the river, giving the dogs regular access to water work as a natural part of their conditioning.

The program is deliberately small-scale. Litters are typically produced only when the family plans to keep a dog from the breeding, making each pairing a considered one rather than a scheduled production. Those looking for Labrador retriever or English springer spaniel puppies in North Carolina from a working-dog background will find the program shaped by deep roots in upland and waterfowl hunting — Eddie Ledford has hunted quail and grouse in the region his whole life, and the kennel's location along the Yadkin provides seasonal duck hunting throughout the fall. The kennel also offers gun dog training on a limited basis.

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Species	Dog English Cocker Spaniel English Springer Spaniel Labrador Retriever
Website	www.yadkinriverpointersretrievers.com
Owner	Sarah Ledford
Location	Patterson, NC, 28661, US