**NOTICE** Call for MAI 2024 Judge nominations Due 8/31/23

Judges Nominations

Check the Event Page for more Info on this event and to see the Qualifiers!

The Count Down to the 2024 MAI has begun!

Welcome

The Master Amateur Retriever Club (MARC) was established in 2016 as a national retriever club dedicated to the amateur handler. MARC believes that amateurs are the purpose and backbone of the AKC Hunting Test for Retrievers program and will support and encourage their involvement in the sport. MARC, while patterned after the Master National, is a separate and distinct organization. MARC will host an annual invitational event – The Master Amateur Invitational - for qualified amateur handled retrievers.

Learn More

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MARC Membership
​Join the Master Amateur Retriever Club
or 
Renew Your Membership Today!
The 2023-2024 Membership year is open!

2023-2024 Membership

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MARC Hall of Fame
Updated in 2023
​Click the link below to visit the Master AmateurInvitational Hall of Fame. And all members​with the MAH and MAR titles.

MARC Hall of Fame

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2023 John Blackbird Award
Please help us congratulate the
2023 co-recipients of the annual
John O. Blackbird Memorial Award …
Ellison Armfield and Sam Ferguson

John Blackbird Award

***MARC Recent News***

In Loving Memory  ... Elizabeth "Betsy" Fritz
​March 4, 1950 – July 7, 2023

It is with a heavy heart that we make this announcement of the passing of Betsy Fritz. Betsy was a Charter member of the Master Amateur Retriever Club, and we wish to send our condolences to her family, friends and the retriever community that knew her. She will be missed and remembered by many people.

Q2 2023 MARC Newsletter Now Online (NEW)
See the latest quarterly Newsletter with important information!

MARC Hall of Fame Updated! (NEW)
See the listing of updated Hall of Fame dogs with MAR, MAH, MAH4, MAH5 and now ... MAH6 titles!

MNH Qualification Form
For current Amateur Members, get credit for your previous Master National Passes.

2022 Long Range Planning Committee Proposal
Click here to see the LRPC proposal for Region and BOD changes.

2024 MAI Event is Set!
See the event qualifiers page for a listing of dogs qualified and the updated Event info page for the 2024 Master Amateur Invitational for more details!

2023 MAI Blog  |  2023 MAI Event Results
Click here to see the Blog and Results of the 2022 MAI Event!

AKC Hunting Test Rule Change
Communication from the AKC regarding a recent change to the Regulations and Guidelines for AKC Hunting Tests for Retrievers.

John O. Blackbird Memorial Award Information
Nomination form online.
Submit your nomination today!
Nominations due no later than January 1.

John Blackbird Award Nomination Form

MARC is proud to be a member club of the Master National Retriever Club!