In 2013 the club, then the Murray River Curly Coated Retriever Association, was campaigning for the breed to be recognised, so that Murrays would not have to be desexed under proposed laws on unrecognised dogs.
At the time about 114 dogs were registered, against the nearly 500 needed for recognition. The article reports that DNA testing had shown the breed to be distinct, with more than 150 years of history in Australia.
