After being flammed on a retriever board in July 2006 when I tried to help a poor breeder rehome excess puppies I saw red.It was suggested that our beloved Murray was a "designer dog" and why would people breed such monstrosities. Knowing a little of the breed's history and having been involved with them since 1960 I started the Murray Group at Yahoo.
The Yahoo group is quieter now as social media has moved on but has valuable archives and databases. It can be found at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/MRCCR/
The Yahoo group is quieter now as social media has moved on but has valuable archives and databases. It can be found at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/MRCCR/
There are two facebook groups active.
One for both owners and supporters " Murray River
Retriever" at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Murrayriverretriever/
One is specifically for owners " I Own a Murray Curly Coated Retriever"
https://www.facebook.com/groups/273011500456/
Murray River Retriever Association Inc
http://www.mrr.org.au/
The Australian Murray River Retriever Pets Association Inc
https://cheezel72.wixsite.com/website?fbclid=IwAR2pbGO9J8sbksP0gQvgZi79bZpAFBPP3gus8y21Xk6Oowb2oL3fQHrBdQo
Wiki
Until Australia Day 2013 we did have a wiki page about the Murray Curly under Murray River Curly Coated Retriever however this was taken down by self proclaimed deletionists who claimed the Murray Curly was a non-notable derivant of the CCR. Despite revising the page and documenting and referencing they would not listen to reason. So since then there has been little information on the web. Apparently our Murray, the only Aussie developed retriever and a true icon is just not important enough. I hope this website goes some way into addressing this void. It is a work in progress. I can provide references for most written here and would appreciate any information, references or historical pictures that readers , owners and supporters of our Murray Curly may have. We will get a page back on wiki! By my estimation with 25-30 litters born a year and an average of 8 pups a litter and lifespan of 12+ there would have to be 3,000
or more Murray River Retrievers on the ground.
Curly Coated Retriever Association of Victoria
Murray River Retrievers are often confused with Curly Coated Retrievers for more information on CCRs check
http://www.curlycoatedretrieverclub.com/