North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association
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The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA) is a dog training and testing organizations in North America.[1] Founded in 1969, the organization was started in Goodwood, Ontario, Canada by a group of pudelpointer and griffon enthusiasts.[2] The group has 95 local chapters with 89 in the U.S. and 13 in Canada, which offer regular training and testing programs.[1][3][4]
The organization describes its work as a 1999 complement to the activities of sporting dog breed clubs and field trial organizations, "created to supplement the activities of those clubs by providing a proven, standard method of evaluating the performance of all versatile hunting dogs, consistent with North American hunting practices, regardless of breed."
References[edit]
- ^ a b GUN DOG Spotlight: The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association continues to grow in membership and popularity (July 2020) Accessed June 8, 2021.
- ^ The History of NAVHDA (1993) by John Kegel. Also describes the tests in detail. Accessed May 28, 2007.
- ^ NAVHDA: List of Chapters and Contact Info Accessed Oct 15, 2023.
- ^ Gun Dog Stories: Understanding NAVHDA: Helping To Train More Than Just Your Bird Dog (April 2021) Accessed June 8, 2021.