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Slideshow: Flint Oak – Kansas

The staff at Flint Oak  is at work preparing the grounds for the 2013 Master National in Fall River Kansas on September 21-29.  We thought you might like to take a look at some shots

Former MNRC President Ray Muth has died

Ray Muth January 12, 1938 – June 2, 2013 The retriever sport, especially the retriever hunting tests, reluctantly says farewell to our friend, Ray Muth. For decades, Ray unselfishly, generously and strongly supported the retriever

2012 Master National Photos

Greetings to all. EVERYTHING we photographed has now been uploaded except the recovered files from Flight B, Series 1 (still waiting on Lexar) and photos from the Awards Ceremony. Thank you all for your patience.

Limiting Entries in Master Hunter Tests

All Master National Retriever Clubs received a letter from the American Kennel Club informing them of two changes to the Retriever Hunting Test Regulations. In part, the AKC letter reads: Limiting Entries in Master Test:

MN Black Lab Vodka Raffle Winners

Master National Corporate Sponsor Liaison Alice Rodriguez would like the Black Lab Vodka Raffle Winners to know they haven’t been forgotten! Due to Hurricane Sandy, the Black Lab Vodka bottles that were scheduled to be

2013 Master National Judges

The Master National Retriever Club is pleased to announce the slate of judges for the 2013 Master National to be held at the Flint Oak Hunting Resort in Fall River, Kansas on Sept. 21-29, 2013.

Master National Photos Online

Here’s an Update from UpClosePhoto: All right, making some progress. For those of you that had us do commission shoots of your dog, we have begun uploading those images. Here is a link to the

Photos by UPCLOSEPHOTO.com 2012

Many folks have been asking about the photos being taken by professional photographers Mark and Shannon Atwater and the team at UpClosePhoto.com. The photographers have taken over 25,000 photos. So they are asking handlers to

Thursday & Friday 2012

There was lots of activity happening at the test site and around town even before the first gun went off! Good Luck to all and please remember to have a good time!

Handlers Instructions from the Judges

HANDLER’S INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE 2012 MASTER NATIONAL JUDGES (Presented at Handler’s meeting, October 19, 2012) 1. Gun safety: Shoulder gun on marks as if shooting birds, use both hands; 2. Handler may safely put gun

2012 Juges Assignments and Flights

Handlers Meeting took place at noon on Friday with Judge assignments selected as follows. Saturday, October 20, 2012 Flight A is Sydney Williams & Jim Charboneau. Test begins at “Oh No, Mr. Bill!” this is

Welcome to Demopolis

Preparations are underway for the 2012 Master National in Demopolis, Alabama. The judges and the Master National Retriever Club Board of Directors are getting ready for the week already. See you on Thursday!

2012 Master National Committee Assignments

The 2012 Master National Committee Assignments have now been posted online. Please check this list before arriving at the Master National so you will be familiar with your Committee Chair and assignment. You are expected

Notice From Eukanuba

Attention Master National Competitors: Eukanuba Performance 30/20 will be available for sale at: Tractor Supply Company, 1404 US Highway 80W, Demopolis, Alabama 36732 Phone: (334) 287-3503 Rick Dirmeyer, representing Eukanuba, will be at the Master

Master National Training & Services Brochure

The Black Warrior Retriever Club Training and Services Brochure is now available in electronic form on the BWRC website. Hard copies of the brochure will be available at the Best Western Headquarters motel about Oct.

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