North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association

TO EDUCATE ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE TECHNIQUES OF BREEDING AND TRAINING (SEE SCHEDULE O) VERSATILE HUNTING DOGS, TO CONDUCT FIELD TESTS OF VERSATILE HUNTING DOG BREEDS IN NORTH AMERICA AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF SUCH FIELD TESTS FOR ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, AND TO PROMOTE SELECTIVE BREEDING AND POPULATION CONTROL OF VERSATILE HUNTING DOG BREEDS.

MEMBERSHIP: NAVHDA MEMBERSHIP IS TRULY THE BEGINNING OF A LIFELONG JOURNEY FOR MANY PEOPLE. IN ADDITION TO THE TANGIBLE BENEFITS DESCRIBED BELOW, YOU WILL DISCOVER THE MOST IMPORTANT INTANGIBLE BENEFIT: BECOMING AN ADDITION TO A FAMILY OF DOG LOVERS, HUNTERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE OUTDOOR WAY OF LIFE.ABOUT NAVHDA MEMBERSHIP & BENEFITS: - NAVHDA MEMBERSHIP IS RENEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. - EACH NEW MEMBER WILL RECEIVE THE NAVHDA AIMS, PROGRAMS, AND TEST RULES BOOKLET, A NAVHDA DECAL, AND NAVHDA INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES. - MEMBERSHIP IN NAVHDA INCLUDES A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE VERSATILE HUNTING DOG, WHICH OFFERS IN-DEPTH TRAINING ARTICLES, A CALENDAR OF TESTS AND ACTIVITIES, RECENT TEST RESULTS AND MUCH MORE! - NAVHDA MAINTAINS AND MANAGES TESTING AND JUDGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. MEMBERS CAN TEST THEIR DOGS AT ANY OF OVER 200 TESTS PER YEAR SPONSORED BY LOCAL NAVHDA CHAPTERS. - NAVHDA INTERNATIONAL MAINTAINS A SEARCHABLE DATABASE WITHIN OUR VERSATILE HUNTING DOG REGISTRY. EACH REGISTERED DOG RECEIVES A THREE GENERATION PEDIGREE FOR A SINGLE REGISTRATION FEE. NAVHDA PEDIGREES LIST TEST RESULTS OF TESTED PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT GRANDPARENTS, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER TYPES OF INFORMATION INCLUDING HIP DYSPLASIA CERTIFICATION WHEN AVAILABLE.

REGISTRY: THE NAVHDA REGISTRY IS HOME TO THE LARGEST SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF VERSATILE HUNTING DOGS IN NORTH AMERICA. EACH DOG REGISTERED WITH NAVHDA RECEIVES A CERTIFICATE INCLUDING A THREE-GENERATION PEDIGREE SHOWING TEST RESULTS, AVAILABLE HIP CERTIFICATION, DNA INFORMATION, AND FACILITATES THE SELECTIVE BREEDING OF SOUND HUNTING DOGS.

INVITATIONAL: THE INVITATIONAL IS NAVHDA'S PREMIER HUNT TEST, AND IS HELD ANNUALLY IN SEPTEMBER. THE INVITATIONAL IS THE ULTIMATE TEST OF BOTH DOG AND TRAINER. IN THIS TEST, DOGS ARE REQUIRED TO: 1) RUN AN HOUR FIELD BRACE WITH ANOTHER DOG, POINT AND RETRIEVE UPLAND BIRDS, AND HONOR ITS BRACEMATE'S POINT AND RETRIEVE, 2) DO A BLIND RETRIEVE OVER WATER OF APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, 3) HONOR ANOTHER DOG'S WATERFOWL RETRIEVE, AND 4) DO A DOUBLE MARKED RETRIEVE