Stories, training and know-how from MRRA members, including articles from the Murray Mail, the club’s newsletter since 2011. Choose a topic to narrow the list.
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How did the Murray River Retriever become a recognised breed?
By Murray River Retriever Association
30 September 2026
After more than ten years of work by the club, the ANKC accepted the Murray as a Group 3 gundog on 16 October 2021, effective 1 January 2022.
In the doghouse: Leon Wright’s decade-long battle to hunt with the Murray River Retriever
By Leon Wright
Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia, 10 February 2026
Until 2024 it was illegal to retrieve ducks with a Murray in Victoria. MRRA member Leon Wright tells how the club changed that.
Meet the Murray
By National Purebred Dog Day
National Purebred Dog Day, 2 April 2022
An American look at Australia's newly recognised gundog, written as the first Murrays were shown in South Australia in 2022.
Recognising a best mate
By Chris Pedler
Bendigo Advertiser, 12 October 2013
In 2013 the club was campaigning for recognition so Murrays would not be desexed under proposed laws. About 114 dogs were registered.
