Oct 1 & 2 - Sat & Sun at 7:00 AM
(Rain or Shine) |
hosted by Jeff Henke & Bobbi Benson
6442 - 114th Avenue, Wapello, IA 52653
563.299.4435 (Jeff) 309.337.7708 (Bobbi)
LAT 41.14552° LONG -91.144289° |
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Chukar will be used for the NA, UT & UPT Field Search. We guarantee every dog will have their own, fresh birds for each portion of their Test. |
MEALS
Lunch will be served on the grounds at a cost $6.00 per person. A ‘No Host Dinner’ will be held Saturday evening following the reading of scores. Location to be announced on Saturday. |
| Test Entry Fees: |
Natural Ability (NA)
$100 |
Utility Preparatory Test (UPT)
$120 |
Utility Test (UT)
$140 |
| Who Can Enter? Any NAVHDA-registered versatile hunting dog |
| How to Enter: Send one complete Test Entry Form and the Test Entry Fee for each dog you are entering to: |
Kandi Kirwant
2630 Seven Oaks Park
Muscatine, IA 52761 | Test Secretary
563.263.8616 or 563.299.5630
testsecretary@westernillinoisnavhda.org |
| Chapter Member Volunteers Needed! |
| If you can help with any of the following positions, please contact Kandi Kirwant (563.263.8616 or 563.299.5630 - testsecretary@westernillinoisnavhda.org), or Denise Heath (563.941.5316 -
secretary@westernillinoisnavhda.org). |
Field Marshall
(Have next handler/dog ready. Have next event setup/ready. Keep gallery from interfering.)
Bird Planters
(Use 4-wheelers and Chuck Wagon to plant birds for field tests.)
Duck Thower
(Needs a good arm.)
Food Organizer
(Coordinates lunch plans.) | Gunners
(1 for each NA field test to fire blanks - minimal walking; 2 for each UPT/UT field test - walk the entire field; 1 diversion gunner for each UPT/UT water retrieve test - no walking.)
Judge Steward
(Looks after food / beverage / gear / comfort needs of judges.)
Bird Dresser
(Clean harvested birds.) |
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The NAVHDA system provides for testing at various stages of a versatile hunting dog's maturity.
The Natural Ability Test
is designed to evaluate the inherent natural abilities of young dogs and gain insight into their possible usefulness as versatile gun dogs. It rates seven important inherited abilities: nose, search, tracking, pointing, water, desire and cooperation. [ Scoring Info]
The Utility Preparatory Test
measures the dogs’ development midway through their training toward the Utility Test. [ Scoring Info]
The Utility Test
evaluates trained dogs in water and field, before and after the shot, as finished versatile hunting companions as well as many other specific tasks. [ Scoring Info]
Test entrants are judged one at a time, by three judges, with their performance scored against a standard. Prizes are awarded on the basis of numerical scores achieved in the test. Each dog that meets or exceeds minimum standards in all areas of work is placed in one of three categories: Prize I, II or III. Prize I being the highest classification. If all dogs entered in a NAVHDA test perform well, all can receive a prize. |
[Overview]
[Aims • Programs • Test Rules] |
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