January Picnic Trial CANCELLED

Due to both ground conditions and the upcoming forecast, the MVRTC Exec has decided to cancel the January picnic trial.  Everyone please be safe, and we will see you all in February!

December picnic trial

Sunday December 1st is when our next picnic trial will be held.  Please meet at the Vet field to register.  Registration starts at 9am, the stakes will start running at 9:30am.  Please keep an eye on your email and on this blog site in case of cancellation due to inclement weather.

Annual General Meeting and Picnic Trial

Once again, MVRTC will be hosting picnic trials out of Christie Conservation Area, located on hiway 5 in Dundas Ontario. These picnic trials are weather-dependent, so please check here regularly to see if there have been any changes. Registration at 9am, stakes to begin running at 9:30, $5 per dog. We'll be meeting at the Vet Field (the field before you drive all the way down to the Causeway).  

When the stakes are done running, MVRTC will be holding its AGM. This will be located at the open air pavilion, located beside the pavilion we normally host our hunt test out of. Chili and hot dogs will be served, and members are free for lunch. Dress for the weather, and we look forward to seeing everyone.

MVRTC sponsors 2013

Thank you to our 2013 sponsors!  Please support them as they went out of their way to support us!

Dakota Creek Retrievers

Zinger Winger

Canadian Waterfowl Supplies

Avery Sporting Dog

Peter Ferin 

Purina 

Royal Canin

TSC Cambridge

KW Surplus

The Gun Centre at Lovetts

Shooters Choice

Triggers and Bows

RNT Calls

AD Custom Fab

Midwest Pet Products

Bowsers

Rens Pets Depot

Starbucks

Global Pet Foods Cambridge 

SAIL Burlington

Shoppers Drug Mart Cambridge

Fishergirl

Lake Huron Rod and Gun with Irish Setter

Columbia Sportswear

Rocky Canada

Maurice Sporting Goods Canada

Rivers West

Hunt Test June 15 and 16

Hi all!

Don't forget that our hunt test is fast approaching on June 15 and 16.  For the premium, please go to the National Retriever Club of Canada's website

http://www.nrcc-canada.com/hunt-tests/2013-ht-sched.html

We are still looking for gunners, so if you would like to help, please contact Ray Bester or Alana Cholewa.

See you there!

WORKING CERTIFICATE TESTS

Mountain Valley's 2013 WC test dates are as follows:

May 30th (cancelled due to lack of entries)

June 13th ( cancelled due to lack of entries )

June 27th

July 11th

For the premium list, please find it on the National Retriever Club of Canada's website

http://www.nrcc-canada.com/hunt-tests/2013-ht-sched.html

New Upland Hunter titles

On April 6th, a few Mountain Valley members were involved in the Hunting Retriever Club weekend hosted by Luther Marsh HRC.  Dave Hendry and Chris Plouffe became licensed Upland Hunt test judges at the event.  Randy LeClair was hunt test secretary and kept all the paperwork in order, and it's a good thing, because there are now two new Upland Hunter titles in our club!  Congrats to B-Line's Autumn Rush who achieved this milestone with her handler and MVRTC president Chris Bayles.  Congrats also to Tullamore's Gunsablazing who achieved this milestone with her handler and MVRTC VP Alana Cholewa.  A good time was had by all, and it was a great day to get the dogs out after a long winter.

The MVRTC picnic trial the following day was also a huge success. Great turn outs with the unexpected lovely weather.  Thanks to all who came out and helped make this day a good one.

With this, we are now officially looking at the beginning of testing season, as our first WC event is coming up at the end of May.  Anyone interested in lending a hand, please contact Susie Bell or Jill Chalmers.

Thanks all!  See you at the events!