Alaska NAHRA Regional June 25-26 at Boyd’s Farm in Palmer

The Midnight Sun Gun Dog Association will be hosting the NAHRA Alaska Regional on June 25 and 26th at Boyd’s farm in Palmer.  Saturday June 25th is the official “Regional” where we celebrate Regionally qualified dogs (List can be found on the MSGDA website)  www.msgda.org  Please note, that both days are open to everyone to participate in.  Special regional ribbons will be handed out to regional dogs in the category they are regionally qualified in as long as they enter that stake.  Regular ribbons will be handed out to all other qualifiers.  We will also have a catered meal, raffle, and silent auction immediately following Saturday’s test.  Meals can be ordered when signing up for this event at Event info (huntsecretary.com), or by emailing the club at [email protected]

The silent auction list will include guns donated by Kinetic dog food, a winger, cooler, and other training items, as well as other awesome certificates from our dedicated supporters.

If you have a donation for the raffle, or would like to bring a side dish, please bring it with you on Saturday.

Please note that entries for this event close on Tuesday June 14, so please sign up early.  Please refer to the event premium with any questions, or email us at [email protected]

We hope to see you all at Boyd’s on June 25th and 26th for some good dog work and a good time.

 Sign up today, Thank you!

List of Regionally Qualified Dogs

Started Dogs:

SYNRG CRÈME DE LA CRÈME

WINTERGLEN’S EUROPEAN TRYST

BRIARWOOD LANE’S SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE

ARTESIAN’S MIDNIGHT SUN MISTLETOE AND MISCHIEF

RIVERLANE IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT

GLACIERWIND’S WHITE BIRCH

WASILLAS BIG BOOMER

ZEUS’S SKY SCULPTOR OF ST. FRANCIS

TOUCHED BY THE SUN’S MOON SHADOW

REDOUBT’S MOUNTAIN ASH

Hunter Dogs:

TOUCHED BY THE SUN’S MOON LIGHT

Intermediate Dogs:

TOUCHED BY THE SUN’S NIKE ON THE HORIZON

Senior Dogs:

SAGE’S ALASKAN PARKER

KATMAI LADY BLUE SKIES

TOUCHED BY THE SUN’S SUMMER BREEZE

THREE SISTERS MOUNTAIN LUCILLE

TOUCHED BY THE SUN’S MOON SHADOW

SKIMODO BULLSEYE’S REVENGE

WAYLON’S LITTLE GIRL

BEKKOMMEN DIE ENTE

WETLANDS WINSOME LADY

WINCHESTERS YELLOW BOY

WINDY MATANUSKA MIDNIGHT ABIGAIL

RAZOR’S ENCHANTED MIDNIGHT SUN

THREE SISTERS MOUNTAIN BLACK BART

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Fall/Winter Training Classes

 2023/2024 WINTER TRAINING CLASS DETAILS

MSGDA is happy to once again be teaming up with Baron Rea at Wetland Retrievers to provide retriever training this fall and into early winter. Field work will typically be held in various locations in the valley, there may be classroom classes help in Anchorage. Classes are scheduled to begin in late October and run until early January 2024. Exact dates will be announced later on. Classes are typically scheduled for Saturdays, but there will be a few Sunday classes. 

We will once again have an advanced class that starts at 10am, and a Started/Early Transition class with a start time of noon. Each class is limited to 15 dogs, and we ask that you limit 1 dog per handler per class. Please sign up quick as classes will fill. We require that each participate is a current 2023 or new 2024 member. Questions can be directed to MSGDA at this email address. [email protected].

 

Wondering what class your dog should be in?  Started dogs need early obedience, field into, early multiple marks, force fetch, and collar conditioning.  Started dogs need to get through basic handling such as T and baseball before moving up.

Advanced dogs should be completely forced fetched, collar conditioned and are past T work.  These dogs should be able to run patterns, and at a minimum run established blinds with a gun in the field.  Advance dogs should be steady at the line, capable of doing multiple marks, and stop on a whistle and accepts cast to change direction.

Please understand your dog may get moved up or down during these classes based on its level and performance.

Current Spots available as of 9/21/2023

Started: 15

Advanced: 15

BOTH CLASSES ARE CURRENTLY OPEN, we will update once classes are full, but spots sometimes do become available.  Please Email [email protected] to be put on the waiting list.