Good Morning!! - Day 8

Good Morning and welcome back to the FINAL day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship 🎉

Today is THE DAY that we will find out who will win this event and join the ranks of history to become our newest National Amateur Field Champion of 2025! Whew that is exciting! The timeless parade to the 10th series is just getting started now! Photos to come next! 

Test dogs will be running at 7:30 am and our first running dog is scheduled for 8:00 am (#24 to start)

Today is going to be a hot one and a heat advisory is in effect for this afternoon. This morning it is already 81 degrees as I am typing this! We have partly cloudy skies, with an 11 mph wind, with an expected high around 94 degrees. We will keep you posted as the morning goes on. Stay tuned for this much awaited 10th Series!!

We have 13 dogs called back to run the 10th series today.

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 We wish all of the teams running today the Best of Luck!

Good Morning – Day 7

Good Morning and welcome back for the 7th day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship 🎉

I hope everyone is feeling bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning as we resume testing here at the 7th series! We are of course back at John and Laura Parrot's Lucy Too Property again. A single test dog has just run and we will be off to the running order to complete this test momentarily (starting with Dog #1)

This morning we have partly cloudy skies, with a 12 mph wind and temps currently at 68 degrees. Today has an expected high around 83 degrees this afternoon. Some rain or even a thunderstorm is possible this afternoon, but we will keep you posted as the day goes on. So stay tuned as we prepare to resume this 7th Series!

We only have 8 dogs left to run in this series to complete the 7th! Then we will be on to the 8th!

Note: You can view all the dog profiles entered in this event, brought to you by Retriever Results!

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 Good Luck to all the teams running today!

This morning at the 7th Series site

Good Morning – Day 6

Good Morning Everyone!! Welcome back for the 6th day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship 🎉

This morning we are resuming the 6th series of this event at the Lucy Too Property again. A single test dog has just run and we are off to the running order to complete this test! (starting with Dog #24)

This morning we have sunny skies, with a light 5 mph breeze and temps currently at 65 degrees. Today has an expected high around 85 degrees this afternoon. As always, we will keep you all posted! So stay tuned as we prepare to resume this 6th Series!

We have 36 dogs left to run in this series today before we move on to the 7th.

Note: You can view all the dog profiles entered in this event, brought to you by Retriever Results!

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 Good Luck to all the teams this morning!

Good Morning - Day 5

Good Morning Everyone!! Welcome back for the 5th day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship 🎉

This morning we are continuing the 5th series of this event at the Lucy Too Property. A single test dog will run and we will be off to the running order to complete this test! (starting with Dog #2)

Weather this morning has created beautiful lighting on the birds. We are starting us out with mostly clear skies, little to no breeze and temps currently at 65 degrees. Today has an expected high around 80 degrees this afternoon with mixed and variable wind. As usual, we will keep you all posted! So stay tuned as we prepare to resume this 5th Series!

We have 49 dogs left to run in this series today before we move on to the 6th.

Note: You can view all the dog profiles entered in this event, brought to you by Retriever Results!

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 Good Luck to all the teams this morning!

A look at the 5th Series this morning

Good Morning - Day 4

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome back for the 4th day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship! 

This morning we are continuing the 4th series of this event at the Fox Hollow Retrievers Property. A single test dog ran a few minutes ago and now we are off to the running order to complete this test! 

Weather this morning is starting us out with partly cloudy skies, a slight 6 mph wind with temps currently at 66 degrees. Today has an expected high around 80 degrees this afternoon with mixed and variable wind. As usual, we will keep you all posted! So stay tuned as we prepare to resume this 4th Series!

We have 36 dogs left to run today for the 4th Series. 

Note: You can view all the dog profiles entered in this event, brought to you by Retriever Results!

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 Good Luck to all the teams this morning!

Good Morning – Day 3

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 3rd day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship! 

This morning we are continuing the 3rd series of this event at Jack and Laraine Unbehaun's Property. A single test dog is running and then we will be back to our running order to complete this test! (Dog #104)

Weather this morning is starting us out with cloudy skies with temps currently at 66 degrees. Wind is 3mph+ out of the SSE. Today is set to be a bit warmer than the last few days here with an expected high around 82 this afternoon. There are a few chances for rainy conditions as well, but we will keep you posted! For now, stay tuned as we prepare to resume the 3rd Series.

97 Dogs are starting this 3rd Series.  (2 dogs scratched at the start of this test: #5, #50)

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 Good Luck to all the teams this morning!

A view from the 3rd Series this morning!

Handlers watching the test dog run

Good Morning – Day 2

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 2nd day of the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship! 

This morning we are kicking off the 3rd series of this event at Jack and Laraine Unbehaun's Property. Test dogs are running and then we will be starting our first running dog around 7:30 am. (Dog #34)

This morning we are starting out the day cloudy with temps currently at 59 degrees. There is an expected high around 70 this afternoon, but we will update you with changing conditions as the day goes on. For now, stay tuned as we prepare to begin the 3rd Series.

97 Dogs are set to Start the 3rd Series.  (2 dogs have scratched this morning: #5, #50)

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 Good Luck to all the teams this morning!

Dave Kress running Test Dog "Fancy" She did a great job
running water marks for the 3rd Series!

Good Morning – Day 1

Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 2025 National Amateur Retriever Championship! 

This morning we are kicking off the event at the 1st and 2nd series test location. W have heard the National Anthem, test dogs are running and then we will be ready to begin our first series to kick off this event! 

This morning has started out rather dreary and cloudy with temps currently at 54 degrees. There is an expected high around 67 this afternoon. Rainy and cloudy conditions are likely to persist this afternoon with showers possible on and off. We will update you with changing conditions as the day goes on of course! For now, stay tuned as we prepare to begin the 68th National Amateur Retriever Championship!

137 Dogs Qualified for this event. 106 Dogs Entered. (4 dogs have Scratched: 85, 89, 90, 96)

102 Dogs will Start this 1st and 2nd Series. 

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Congratulations to everyone that has qualified to be here, and Good Luck to all the teams this morning!