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

No Bird At The Tree...


...For dog # 59. The judges had the blind planter come out with a bird for the dog. 

And here is a snapshot of Game Steward Co-Chair, Joe Tonko, (who is quite a worker and always doing something, it seems) with an "evergreened" blind stake behind his ear.  

 


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