National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Winner's Party Information
** INFO **
Lunches are available to all volunteers and handlers in Spangler’s pole shed! Find Mary and Paul.
** ANNOUNCEMENT **
We are back up and running the 10th Series! Dog #25 is currently running to resume the test! It is raining a little bit here, but the winds have died down some. *Fingers Crossed* that we can keep going!
** UPDATE **
The Storm has mostly passed now. But the winds are VERY high! The tents and equipment are blowing all over! The Winds are too high to continue. We are delayed until noon, when they will check conditions again. Stay Tuned!
Friday, June 20, 2025
** ANNOUNCEMENT **
Test #9 will be a Land Triple this afternoon at the Spangler's Property Test Site. It will consist of a hen pheasant flyer, a dead mallard and a dead hen pheasant.
Start time will be 2:00 PM.
Signs are up!
W323 Swiggum Road, Mondovi, WI
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
** OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER **
The Official Photographer of the National Amateur
** ANNOUNCEMENT **
The Jack and Laraine Unbehaun Property is available for training. Please contact Wayne Curtis at: (715) 495-0159 to inquire
** ANNOUNCEMENT **
Gun Change Schedule for the Remainder of the 5th Series:
Gun Change/Rebird after #27 and #52
ALSO NOTE: Our RN blog team photographer that has been taking photos won't be on the grounds for the remainder of the event, so photos MAY be a little more sparse going forward. Gwen and Sue on our team are taking photos as their view allows and Mark Atwater is sending in photos from the field as he can for the posts as well! So be sure that we will make EVERY effort to add as many photos to the blog as we can! Thank you!
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
** RAFFLE WINNERS **
Winners at the Worker's Party Raffle:
Gun Raffle Winner: Jon Mueller - 20 Gauge Franchi Shotgun
Training Collar Winner: Lisa Webb - Dogtra Edge Training Collar
Training Collar Winner: Brad LaFave - Garmin Pro 550 Training Collar
Congratulations to All!
** ANOUNCEMENT **
The Jack and Laraine Unbehaun Property will be available for training after completion of the 4th series. Please contact Wayne Curtis (715) 495-0159
** ANNOUNCEMENT **
Callbacks to the 5th Series will be given at the grounds of the current/4th Series.
Please wait until we announce the callbacks at the event and/or on the blog before moving to the 5th Series location at Lucy Too.
(Note: please enter from David Valley Rd. to the Lucy Too property)
Monday, June 16, 2025
** Announcement **
The Jack and Laraine Unbehaun Property will be available for training after completion of the third series. Please contact Wayne Curtis (715) 495-0159
** PIZZA **
The Pizza Truck is here on the grounds now - They will only be here until 2:00 pm! Go get some pizza!
** INFO **
Our connectivity here at Series 3 isn't great. Please be patient with content timeliness on the blog at this location! Thank you!
Sunday, June 15, 2025
** INFO **
We will be running dogs today until approximately 6pm (CT)
The 3rd Series will continue Monday Morning!
** PLEASE NOTE **
Our connectivity here at Series 3 isn't great. Please be patient with content timeliness on the blog today!
Saturday, June 14, 2025
*Gun Change Info*
There will be a gun change after Dog #37 Runs
A Rebird after 39
2nd Gun Change after Dog #62 Runs
Last Gun Change of the Day after #87 Runs










