Category Archives: MNRC Board News & Updates

Check out news and updates of what’s happening at the Master National Retriever Club the other 50 weeks of the year…

Get Well Wishes!

Good news from Georgia, Charter Member and former Master National President, Ray Muth is back home in Wisconsin. Ray was doing well enough to make the trip and has begun eating on his own. Gloria Nusbickel saw him recently and … Continue reading

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2012 Master National Update

The MNRC Board of Directors has voted to add a fourth flight to the 2012 Master National event. Two previous Master National judges have been selected from Regions 2 and 4.  Rich Pyka of Wisconsin (Region 2) and Mike Jespersen … Continue reading

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MNRC Hall of Fame Qualifiers

The complete list of Master National Hall of Fame qualifiers has been updated.  Please check your retriever’s information carefully, as this is the list we will use to create the Hall of Fame banner displayed at each’s year’s event. Thank  … Continue reading

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2012 Master National To Begin One Day Early

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE MNRC:  MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The 2012 Master National event will begin one day earlier. Events will start on Thursday, Oct. 18th and run through Sunday Oct. 28th. The actual test will begin for all flights on … Continue reading

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Message From The 2012 President

Welcome Well everybody, now that I am President of the Master National Retriever Club I would like to say how fortunate I am to hold this position during the time of many successful achievements of the MNRC. Our 2011 Master … Continue reading

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Letter from Past President John Marchica

My Dear Friends Well the time has come for me to step down as President of the Master National RC 2011 and pass the helm over to the 2012 President John Blackbird. But before I get too far into this … Continue reading

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AKC Changes To HUNT TEST RULES

On Nov. 7, 2011 the Board of Directors of the American Kennel Club approved revisions and changes to Retriever Hunting Test Regulations.  These changes represent Judges’ Eligibility and Approval, Honoring, Walk Ups, Marking and Memory of Birds. To read the … Continue reading

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Judges Comments From 2011 Master National

James “Doc” Wonnell , Judge Region 1 I would like to congratulate all of the handlers who qualified at the 2011 Master National.  A job well done. I’ve never had the pleasure to judge a group of dogs so big, … Continue reading

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2011 MNRC Annual Meeting

The 2011 Master National event began with Opening Ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 30th at the Sail Winds Conference Center in Cambridge, MD, followed by the Selection of Starting Dog Number and the Handlers Dinner and Auction. The MNRC Annual Meeting … Continue reading

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MNRC Judging Announcement

Attention Handlers: Due to a family emergency Jim Morris will not be able to judge the 2011 Master National event. In his absence, Steve Elliott of Washington, will be the substitute judge representing Region 4. The MNRC would like to … Continue reading

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