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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Monday, June 15, 2009

Clear, Brisk and Cool...

...as the second morning of competition dawns at 40 degrees in northern Minnesota. May have been cooler than that but I've been out with my dogs in the pre-dawn hour! 

With 13 dogs remaining to run the first setup and a start time of 7 a.m. (6:45 a.m. test dog), this test promises to be in the books by or before 9 a.m. The next series is scheduled for the same area. 

We'll start with #74 this morning--Good luck to all remaining contestants! 

 


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