Wild Rose Hunting Retriever Club

A big reminder that the deadline for submissions is June 30th. If you’ve not submitted them, or if you mailed them before the Postal Strike you need to contact Lisa Williams mydogs3@shaw.ca as soon as possible. If you did mail your premium, contact her to make sure it was received. She is accepting applications via [...]

NAHRA President, Frank Plewa, has sent the following notice regarding the 2012 NAHRA Invitational. My fellow members, I am pleased to announce on behalf of the NAHRA Board of Directors that the 2012 NAHRA Invitational has been approved to be held in Williams, Arizona about 30 miles west of Flagstaff. The event will be hosted [...]

Hunt Test Secretary, Lisa Williams, sent the following note regarding submitting premiums for the upcoming NAHRA hunt. With the rotating Canada postal strike happening, people are wondering how they get their entries to me. Calgary’s rotation was today, but who knows how long it will last. So entries will be accepted as follows: – if [...]

The Wild Rose Hunting Retriever club’s 2011 NAHRA hunt test has been approved and the premium is now available. Click here to download the hunt test premium. The premium will also be linked in the right hand sidebar for the rest of the season. The dates are: Saturday – July 9 2011 Sunday – July [...]

Despite strong winds the 12th annual Seven Singles event was a great success. Congratulations go to Colette Prefontaine and her “marking machine” Rin who took home the trophy for the second year running. As luck would have it, I forgot my camera and was not able to get a picture of the winner in time [...]

Just a quick reminder that this years Seven Singles event will be held this Sunday at the club training grounds in Kathryn. Remember to bring some cash for the Calcutta and as a donation for the lunch provided. Entry fee $20.00 (members only). Memberships renewed at the grounds. Registration at 8:00 am, first bird falls [...]

Just a quick reminder to let you know we are having our picnic test on May 1st. Where: Kathryn Grounds When: Sunday May 1, 8:30am registration, 9:00am birds fall. Stakes: Started, Intermediate and Senior Judges: Carl Ellingsen – Senior, Greg Drew – Started/Intermediate. Costs: Senior $15, Started/Intermediate $10. Please RSVP – drewbg@telus.net by April 27 [...]

Winter is still holding on around Calgary but that does not really slow us down. Moving right along this year we have two club events scheduled for May. First up is this year’s first picnic test being held May 1st. Organizers are Greg Drew and Doug Rowden. Please contact them early to help them manage [...]

Please join me in congratulating WRHRC VP Ron Adlington for his outstanding work at the recent Stampede City Retriever Club field trial. Ron was able to handle both his dogs to a first place in each of their stakes. Ink took first in the open stake over 60 dogs. And Matte won first prize for [...]

Club grounds will also be off limits to all members for training starting Saturday July 31st right through until Monday August 2nd. The Flat Coat Club has rented the land for Sunday August 1st and the Golden Club has it for Monday August 2nd. The clubs and judges will be setting up their tests on [...]