: North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association :
About NAVHDA
The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA) is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to foster, promote, and improve the versatile hunting dog breeds in North America; to conserve game by using well trained reliable hunting dogs before and after the shot; and to aid in the prevention of cruelty to animals by discouraging nonselective and uncontrolled breeding, which produces unwanted and uncared for dogs.
Underlying these aims is the desire to serve the interests of game conservation, prevention of cruelty to animals, and the gun dog hunter by helping the hunter to train his dog to work before and after the shot, on land and in water.
NAVHDA is an excellent complement to the activities of sporting dog breed clubs and field trial organizations. It was 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.
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local chapters of NAVHDA, are the “grass roots” organizations, which sponsor the training and testing programs. NAVHDA Scablands is a sanctioned chapter by NAVHDA International.
The Scablands Chapter
: Eastern Washington :
The Scablands Chapter of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association is a community of bird hunters and versatile hunting dog enthusiasts in Eastern Washington, who aim to develop our dogs into exceptional hunting companions through training and performance testing.
Mission
Training our hunting dogs is at the heart of our mission. Countless hours are spent in the field during the off-season to ensure that our dogs are ready for the next hunting season or hunt test. Our success is enhanced by learning from each other as we go through this journey.
