WELCOME to the Official Blog of the 2009 National Amateur Retriever Championship, June 14-20, brought to you by the Retriever News, written by Vickie Lamb, and sponsored by Purina and Avery. We hope you enjoy these multi-daily updates on our prestigious championship event, held this year in Iron Range country around Virginia, Minnesota. Enjoy your stay and come back often!

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Shaq Attack!!!



#109 is shining with a beautiful initial line carried into the water and still going, now across the road, into the cover and taking the right edge of the first mound for the first whistle. A few more whistles and he has the bird. Quite a beauty.

Here, Judge Lou Vreeland and Handler Bill Fruehling wait behind the holding blinds put up to speed delivery of the bird in near conjunction with the coming to line of the next running dog...as Shaq runs home with his bird. 

 


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