Yankee Chapter of NAVHDA

Outdoor Training Clinic
2019-05-18 05:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
Outdoor Training Clinic
Dresden Greenpoint Management Area
Training Clinics FAQ
Many new NAVHDA members don’t know what to expect when they go to their first training clinic. Our clinics are designed to help handlers and dogs from novice to advanced. Trainers and experienced handlers will direct a variety ofactivities that address the many skills your dog needs to be a successful versatile hunter, whether or not you plan to test your dog in the NAVHDA program.
Click on the questions below to see answers to the most commonly asked questions. You can have as many or as few questions open as you want at any time. If there is a question you don’t see below, email us. We may add your question to this page for others to see.
How does the day go?
First you will sign in and pay for the birds your dog(s) will train with that day. We usually begin around 9:00. Handlers (that’s you) will be divided up according to the skill or test level you’re training your dog for – Natural Ability or Utility Test. The person in charge of training for the day will then explain what the day’s activities will be, which usually means starting with some basic obedience and control exercises followed by field work with birds and, depending on the weather and availability, water work with ducks.
It’s important to remember that training takes time! Since turns in the field or water are based on the sign-up’s first come, first served basis, after the group work, there will be waiting time. While you wait, you have a great opportunity to continue training. Throw marks for retrieves, practice the heeling course, teach your dog patience watching others dogs, etc. And don’t be shy – ask another handler to help you by steadying your dog or setting up blind retrieves or creating distractions, then do the same in return.
What should I bring?
For your dog, bring plenty of water, a short lead and whatever basic hunting/training gear you use – check cord, choke chain, e-collar, whistle, etc. It’s a good idea to bring your dog’s kennel crate and/or a tie-out stake. The chapter has equipment available, such as dummies, training platforms, blinds, a bird launcher, training table, and heeling course stakes.
For you, bring sunscreen, bug spray, snacks, folding chair, and drinks. At some of our clinics and test days, a barbeque lunch will be available for a donation of $5 for adults and kids eat free. You’ll be advised ahead of time if there will be a bbq. If so, we’ll ask everyone to contribute either a side dish or dessert. If the clinic is scheduled for late spring or summer, you might want to bring a tarp or sun shelter. The fields where we train have little or no shade, so keeping cool (both you and your dog) is always a challenge. Check the weather. Rain gear may be needed. We train in rain or shine. The fields are often damp or muddy, too, so having some kind of waterproof footwear is a good idea.
Can my children attend the clinic with me?
Absolutely! We encourage chapter youth to participate, whether it is helping plant birds, being much needed “go-fers,” or just having fun petting, playing and helping to socialize puppies.
What do the birds cost?
That varies year to year. The chapter, as a rule, charges $2 over our cost per bird to cover bird losses, and miscellaneous clinic expenses. Approximate costs are $6 for quail, $8.50 for chukars, $14 for pheasants, and $12 for mallards. These costs are subject to change without notice.
Can I purchase birds to take home for training?
At the end of the day, birds that aren’t used or that are recaptured can be brought home, and if we have extra birds at the end of the day, you can purchase them, as well. This is done on a first come, first serve basis. Remember, you must have a Propagation License and hunting license to legally poccess gamebirds.
How long does the clinic last?
As long as it takes. Our goal is to make sure every handler gets the information and experience he or she needs. We’ll go until dark if necessary.
What does the clinic cost?
The Yankee Chapter offers the clinic free of charge to all NAVHDA members. Participants who are not members of NAVHDA will be charged $20, which, at the end of the day, can be credited to a membership if the participant so chooses.
Can I bring more than one dog?
Yes, but particularly with dogs at the Natural Ability level, it’s often best to plan on working with just one throughout the day. If you bring other dogs along, there is plenty of time and a place where they can be exercised.
My dog hasn’t trained with other dogs. Will this be a problem?
If it is, we’ll help. Many dogs get very excited seeing all the other dogs, and this distraction can work to our advantage by giving us an opportunity to teach them to focus on their handler. Whether it’s keeping the young dog on a training platform while he gets used to the other dogs walking around him or teaching a “leave it” command when he pulls towards another dog, there are many strategies to get him used to the group. When the dogs work with the birds, in the field or the water, they will be working individually, unless training to honor another dog.
What if my dog is in heat?
Because of the distraction for male dogs which can be very disruptive to training, we ask that bitches in heat train last. Please keep your dog aside (staked or crated) until it’s your turn for the field or water work, but be sure to let the folks in charge of training know you’re waiting. That way we can be sure your dog will get equal time.

Test Preparation Workshop-RSVP Required
2019-05-19 05:00 - 12:00 | Merrymeeting Kennels, 33 Simpsons Point Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
Please RSVP mmkennels@myfairpoint.net
The Test Prep Workshop is all about helping your dog succeed on test day. It is a workshop for handlers, not their dogs. As many of us learned after testing dogs several times, there are lots of ways we handle our dogs and ourselves during a test that affect its outcome. Practical tips can be picked up during training clinics, but often testing questions or situations just don’t come up. Besides, we all know that test day is very different from a training day.
How does this workshop differ from a NAVHDA Handlers Clinic?
NAVHDA Handlers Clinics focus on the NAVHDA testing and judging system – on the scoring system, what judges look for, and what the elements of the test are designed to accomplish. The hands-on part of a Handlers Clinic usually has the participants assuming the role of judges, giving them an opportunity to evaluate dogs themselves.
The Yankee Test Prep Workshop will focus on handlers’ actions and options in the field and at the water. We won’t be teaching any “tricks” or ways to “beat” the testing system. We will present practical and effective handling advice for both the Natural Ability and Utility Tests — things like field time management, giving commands, interacting with the judges, gun handling, giving praise, tips on receiving the retrieve, etc. The workshop is lead by Yankee Chapter members who are NAVHDA judges and pro trainers. Yankee’s president will moderate the session, and there will be two handlers with dogs to demonstrate handling.
What’s the format?
The workshop will cover Natural Ability in the morning and Utility in the afternoon, approximately three hours per session with a break in the middle of each. Participants can attend both sessions or just one. This is a people clinic, not a dog clinic — you won’t be working your dog.
The workshop is free of charge to all Yankee members. Non-members will be asked to pay $10 and can apply that to a Yankee Chapter membership ($20) if they’d like. Participants should bring something to sit on. Full-day participants should bring their own lunches, beverages, etc.
The workshop leaders will cover the various parts of the test where the handler’s actions are critical, using demo handler and dog teams to show what they’re talking about.
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Pre-test Outdoor Training Clinic
2019-06-01 05:00 - 13:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States

Spring Natural Ability Test-Overflow Test - June 2, 2019
2019-06-02 02:30 - 13:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
Natural Ability Test – Overflow
Spring Test
Help is needed to make everything run smoothly, and working a test is one of the best ways to learn about the excitement of NAVHDA testing. If you’d like to volunteer to sell raffle tickets, plant birds, set up the tent, be a go-fer, help with lunch, etc., please contact our Director of Testing, Rich Gay. The test will begin at 7 a.m. sharp each day. Handlers should be at the test grounds no later than 6:30 to have enough
time to park, “air” their dogs, take a DEEP BREATH, and find the donuts and coffee before meeting with the judging team.
Don’t forget to bring lots of water for both you and your dog(s). There’s not a lot of shade or cover at the Dresden field, so bringing a tarp or tent is a good idea if it’s hot or raining, or both! Sunday our grill will be up and sizzling with chicken, burgers and dogs and whatever else we can come up with. But even with the dedicated Yankee Chapter volunteers at the grill, there are lots of hungry handlers, field volunteers, judges and friends to feed.
Please please please:
Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to contribute to the lunch table!!!

Yankee Chapter Spring Test
2019-06-07 03:00 - 2019-06-09 13:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
@ Greenpoint WMA

July Water Clinic - Burnham, Maine
2019-07-13 05:00 - 13:00 | Sugarfoot Kennels, 444 Troy Road, Burnham, 04922, United States
Location Sugarfoot Kennels 444 Troy Rd, Burnham, Maine 04922

Cancelled-NAVHDA Apprentice Hunter Program
2019-07-19 04:00 - 2019-07-21 13:00 | Merrymeeting Kennels, 33 Simpsons Point Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
This has been cancelled.
Contact Jason Carter for more detail and to enroll for 2021

jcarter@rsu1.org.

Fall Pre-Test Training Clinic
2019-08-24 05:00 - 13:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
Training Clinics FAQ
Many new NAVHDA members don’t know what to expect when they go to their first training clinic. Our clinics are designed to help handlers and dogs from novice to advanced. Trainers and experienced handlers will direct a variety ofactivities that address the many skills your dog needs to be a successful versatile hunter, whether or not you plan to test your dog in the NAVHDA program.
Click on the questions below to see answers to the most commonly asked questions. You can have as many or as few questions open as you want at any time. If there is a question you don’t see below, email us. We may add your question to this page for others to see.
How does the day go?First you will sign in and pay for the birds your dog(s) will train with that day. We usually begin around 9:00. Handlers (that’s you) will be divided up according to the skill or test level you’re training your dog for – Natural Ability or Utility Test. The person in charge of training for the day will then explain what the day’s activities will be, which usually means starting with some basic obedience and control exercises followed by field work with birds and, depending on the weather and availability, water work with ducks.
It’s important to remember that training takes time! Since turns in the field or water are based on the sign-up’s first come, first served basis, after the group work, there will be waiting time. While you wait, you have a great opportunity to continue training. Throw marks for retrieves, practice the heeling course, teach your dog patience watching others dogs, etc. And don’t be shy – ask another handler to help you by steadying your dog or setting up blind retrieves or creating distractions, then do the same in return.
What should I bring?For your dog, bring plenty of water, a short lead and whatever basic hunting/training gear you use – check cord, choke chain, e-collar, whistle, etc. It’s a good idea to bring your dog’s kennel crate and/or a tie-out stake. The chapter has equipment available, such as dummies, training platforms, blinds, a bird launcher, training table, and heeling course stakes.
For you, bring sunscreen, bug spray, snacks, folding chair, and drinks. At some of our clinics and test days, a barbeque lunch will be available for a donation of $5 for adults and kids eat free. You’ll be advised ahead of time if there will be a bbq. If so, we’ll ask everyone to contribute either a side dish or dessert. If the clinic is scheduled for late spring or summer, you might want to bring a tarp or sun shelter. The fields where we train have little or no shade, so keeping cool (both you and your dog) is always a challenge. Check the weather. Rain gear may be needed. We train in rain or shine. The fields are often damp or muddy, too, so having some kind of waterproof footwear is a good idea.
Can my children attend the clinic with me?Absolutely! We encourage chapter youth to participate, whether it is helping plant birds, being much needed “go-fers,” or just having fun petting, playing and helping to socialize puppies.
What do the birds cost?That varies year to year. The chapter, as a rule, charges $2 over our cost per bird to cover bird losses, and miscellaneous clinic expenses. Approximate costs are $6 for quail, $8.50 for chukars, $14 for pheasants, and $12 for mallards. These costs are subject to change without notice.
Can I purchase birds to take home for training?At the end of the day, birds that aren’t used or that are recaptured can be brought home, and if we have extra birds at the end of the day, you can purchase them, as well. This is done on a first come, first serve basis. Remember, you must have a Propagation License and hunting license to legally poccess gamebirds.
How long does the clinic last?As long as it takes. Our goal is to make sure every handler gets the information and experience he or she needs. We’ll go until dark if necessary.
What does the clinic cost?The Yankee Chapter offers the clinic free of charge to all NAVHDA members. Participants who are not members of NAVHDA will be charged $20, which, at the end of the day, can be credited to a membership if the participant so chooses.
Can I bring more than one dog?Yes, but particularly with dogs at the Natural Ability level, it’s often best to plan on working with just one throughout the day. If you bring other dogs along, there is plenty of time and a place where they can be exercised.
My dog hasn’t trained with other dogs. Will this be a problem?If it is, we’ll help. Many dogs get very excited seeing all the other dogs, and this distraction can work to our advantage by giving us an opportunity to teach them to focus on their handler. Whether it’s keeping the young dog on a training platform while he gets used to the other dogs walking around him or teaching a “leave it” command when he pulls towards another dog, there are many strategies to get him used to the group. When the dogs work with the birds, in the field or the water, they will be working individually, unless training to honor another dog.
What if my dog is in heat?Because of the distraction for male dogs which can be very disruptive to training, we ask that bitches in heat train last. Please keep your dog aside (staked or crated) until it’s your turn for the field or water work, but be sure to let the folks in charge of training know you’re waiting. That way we can be sure your dog will get equal time.

Yankee Chapter Fall Test
2019-09-06 03:00 - 13:00, 2019-09-07 03:00 - 13:00, 2019-09-08 03:00 - 13:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008

L.L.Bean Hunting Expo September 14th and 15th 9AM-4PM
2019-09-14 05:00 - 2019-09-15 12:00 | ME
Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
POINTING DOG DEMONSTRATIONS
Pointing and searching are the two major aspects of the
hunting dog’s work. Join the North American Versatile
Hunting Dog Association in Discovery Park as they present
a fun and fascinating display of animal talent.
L. L. Bean, Inc. Code of Conduct
Introduction:
L.L.Bean has developed this code of conduct to provide the best conditions for participants of events taking place at L.L.Bean, and members of the public. This code contains guidelines for the conduct expected of you while present on L.L.Bean property for purposes of the event. You agree that your presence at L.L.Bean for the event signifies your agreement that you will conduct yourself in compliance with this code.
If you do not agree to comply with this code or are unable to comply with this code, you must immediately notify L.L.Bean. If you are unable to or fail to comply with this code, you will not be permitted to participate in event activities taking place on L.L.Bean property, and you release L.L.Bean from any claim for damages.
Guidelines of Conduct:
At all times while present on L.L.Bean property for purposes of the event you will:
■ conduct yourself in a manner which does not or will not endanger the safety or violate the rights of others.
■ conduct yourself with honesty, professionalism, courtesy, and respect toward others.
■ promptly notify L.L.Bean upon becoming aware of any actions that endanger others.
■ not possess or be under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal substances.
■ refrain from smoking; smoking is prohibited at the L.L.Bean campus and at all event locations.
■ not solicit donations.
■ not collect customer names.
You may not be permitted to participate in any event activities taking place on L.L.Bean property if you have at any time been convicted of a violent crime or a crime against a minor.

September 21st-22nd Cabela’s Sporting Dog Days-Scarborough
2019-09-21 04:00 - 2019-09-22 13:00 | Cabela’s Scarborough, Maine, 100 Cabela’s Blvd, Scarborough, ME, 04074
Join us September 21st and 22nd for our 2nd Annual Sporting Dog Days Event!
This will be an outside event full of fun seminars, demos, and workshops! We look forward to seeing you here and check back as the date gets closer for more details.

Yankee Chapter Annual Meeting 2020
2020-01-05 04:00 - 08:30 | Cabela’s Scarborough, Maine, 100 Cabela’s Blvd, Scarborough, ME, 04074
Our Yankee Chapter’s Annual Meeting is on January 5th at Cabelas in Scarborough. Doors open at 9:00. There will be coffee, munchies and stories to share from 9 til the meeting starts at 10:00. Please contact a board member asap if you have items to be discussed. Our treasurer, Mike Rinaldi will be graciously accepting membership dues. Meeting will be followed, as usual, with a delicious Pot Luck Buffet and a Cabelas shopping spree! See you there.

NAVHDA International Annual Meeting - Portland, Maine
2020-01-24 03:00 - 2020-01-26 12:00 | Westin Hotel Portland, Maine
NAVHDA Annual Meeting 2020
The Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, Portland, ME
January 24 – 26, 2020
Sponsored by the Sebasticook Chapter. Checkout www.sebasticook.com for more details

Camp Sunshine - Dog Sledding
2020-02-20 08:00 - 11:30 | Camp Sunshine, Casco, Maine, 35 Acadia Road, Casco, ME, 04015
Looking for dog power to take some amazing kids on dogsled rides Thursday February 20th. Follow our Facebook page for details closer to the event.
Dog must be well socialized and good with kids and dogs.

Indoor Training Clinic-VOC 10 Brunswick
2020-02-22 04:00 - 11:00 | VOC 10 Brunswick, 68 Church Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011
Don’t wait for springtime to start your 2020 training! Shake off that cabin fever and join the Yankee Chapter for a day of indoor training and socialization. We will be working with dogs of all ages and abilities. Skills covered will be retrieving, recalls, heeling, come, whoa, and obedience. Bring your own lunch or stop by one of the fast food restaurants nearby.
The cost is $10. For more information, contact Blaine Carter at mmkennels@ myfairpoint.net or 207-725-8229.

Yankee Chapter Wood Duck Box Project
2020-02-23 04:00 - 10:00 | Richmond, Maine
Bring your kids learn, and help Maine biologists.
Where: meet at the Richmond Gas station Exit 43 off 295 9:00AM

Canceled-Maine Sportsman Show - Augusta
2020-03-27 04:00 - 2020-03-29 13:00 | Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
State of Maine Sportsman’s Show
2020 State of Maine Sportsman’s Show

Water Clinic-Sugarfoot Kennels
2020-07-11 05:00 - 13:00 | Sugarfoot Kennels – Burnham, Me, 444 Troy Road, Burnham, Maine, 04922
Join us at Sugarfoot Kennels in Burnham, ME for our Water Clinic. Sugarfoot Kennels offers a vast array of water to support everyone’s water training needs. Bring your own lunch, shade, bug spray, sun block and plenty of fresh water for you and your dog. This is also our Semi Annual Meeting.
As always, please keep your dogs on leash.
Welcome to all to the Yankee Chapter’s Wicked Awesome Water Clinic.
COVID-19 Clinic Guidelines-Please Read
Thank you to Sugarfoot Kennels for this beautiful training site. It is very important we all practice social distancing, using PPE when closer than 6’. There will be 3 white buckets with soap and water for washing. Use them often! Sanitizer can also be found by the equipment trailer. Again, use often. Yankee Chapter wants you to stay well.
This site offers endless opportunities for you to train your versatile hunting dog. Don’t let me see anyone standing around! Please offer to help others when you or your dog need a break.
Registration and parking: As you enter Sugarfoot Kennels you will be greeted by our Treasurer, Mike Rinaldi and our PR guy, Bill Tracy. Mike will be accepting clinic payment at this time. The preferred payment method is by check, made payable to Yankee Chapter. Cash will be accepted. Please have the exact amount as he will NOT be making change
Please put all paperwork and $$$ in a ziploc baggie and hand to Mike. The map you will be given will help you locate training sites. Bill can answer any of your concerns.
Clinic Costs
$20.00 first duck and dog
$15.00 second duck and dog
Attached to this message are two forms. If you are NOT a NAVHDA International member you need to put a signed release form in your ziploc at registration. If you are NOT a Maine resident and required by our state to register, please sign and add that form too.
Please check NAVHDA’s website to be sure your International dues are paid. If you need to pay your chapter dues, please print our membership form from the Yankee website, and add it with payment to the ziploc you’ll be giving Mike upon your arrival. Again, please put all info and payment in a ziploc bag ahead of time to speed registration process.
Each map is numbered — that will be your running order for the day. As usual, first come
Please Pre-register below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgdBnZ_0tdKFEEofzwj2prNuCnPuRgx72eWD0cY-KflYquSA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Clinic and Test forms for COVID and Insurance Waivers

Spring Test - Rescheduled
2020-07-31 03:00 - 2020-08-02 13:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
This is our Spring Natural Ability and Utility Test. We welcome people to come watch and encourage testing handlers.
All dogs must remain on leash.

August 15,2020 Training Clinic - Bowdoinham
2020-08-15 05:00 - 13:00 | ME
The clinic will start at 9 a.m. We’ll be doing field and water work for dogs and puppies of all levels. Please note, while we do our best to estimate the number of birds needed, sometimes the crowd exceeds our expectations. Be sure to get to the training grounds before 9:00 and sign up for your birds as soon as you arrive.
Don’t forget to bring water, stakes or crates, something to provide shade, and…most important…bug spray!
If your dog is in heat or may be coming into heat, please tell the sign-up staff. We must ask you to run last to minimize distraction to the other dogs. Your understand- ing is hugely appreciated.
Please keep your dog on a leash!
Make sure to bring completed forms and pre register. All fees and forms should be in a ziplock bag and completed prior to arrival.
As always please follow state Covid-19 guidelines for safety & social distancing.
Clinic and Test forms for COVID and Insurance Waivers
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ye_U-CnLpBYdKYTvK7DuZBUIVo30HXfk-7CgGM_61pQ/edit?usp=sharing

Fall 2020 Pre-Test Clinic
2020-08-29 05:00 - 13:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
This Saturday is our pre test clinic. The clinic is open to all members testing or not, starting at 9am. The only difference being those who are testing get priority in the running order.
Please remember to come prepared for warm temps giving yourself and your dog plenty of water and shade.
Directions:
From I-295 take exit 37 for ME-125/ME-138 toward Bowdoinham.
Turn right onto ME-125/ME-138 N/Main Street.
When Main Street intersects River Road, turn left onto River Road.
Turn right onto Browns Point Road.
Take the first righ tonto Wildes Road.
Follow the paved road past the houses to the end, then follow the
dirt road until you see the training fields.
PLEASE DRIVE VERY SLOWLY DOWN WILDES ROAD
The residents on Wilde’s Rd have expressed concerns regarding the speed of folks entering the site. Please remember to keep your speed under 25mph.
We look forward to see you there.
Register Here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCm6CLoXZxToS1YY2Tp-EinSmCGfV7vj9CS8gNABBLkcZYXg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Fall Test
2020-09-11 03:00 - 2020-09-13 13:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
We welcome people to come watch and encourage testing handlers.
All dogs must remain on leash.

Yankee Chapter Annual Virtual Meeting
2021-01-03 04:30 - 06:30 | Virtual Event
Yankee Chapter Annual Meeting-Virtual Event
Social Meet and Greet – 9:30 – 10:00 Meeting Starts – 10:00 until finished
Meeting guidelines – Please mute yourself on entry, use messenger to make comments, to ask questions or to vote.
Jason Carter has sent an invitation to all chapter members to join the meeting via Google Meet. If you haven’t received this email with the link, contact Jason at jcarter@rsu1. org.
Along with year-end reports from the Yankee Chapter officers and Board, the meeting will cover upcom- ing event scheduling, new payment methods, communications, NAVHDA International business and much more.
We will be giving away three great door prizes (“screen prizes?”) at the Annual Meeting: A Pheasants Forever Duffel/Backpack, Set of 4 Etched Pheasants Forever Stemless Wine Glasses, and a Dog Bundle: PF leash, PF collar, Blaze Survival Brace- let, Mendota Checkcord. Winners’ prizes will be shipped to them after the meeting.

NAVHDA INTL Annual Meeting-Virtual Event
2021-01-23 03:00 - 2021-01-24 12:00 | ME
NAVHDA International Annual Meeting January 23-24, 2021
With a 500 person maxi- mum available for the virtual meeting, NAVHDA has asked each chapter to just have their President attend along with one delegate. Patti Carter will be attending as your President and Yanke Chapter Vice President, Nick Raciopp will be our Delegate. Following the meeting, they will inform everyone of the details.

2021 YC Test Entry Open for Submission
2021-02-16 00:00 - 23:59 | ME
Do not send early.
Entry’s must be post marked February 16th or later(No Earlier!). See testing page for forms links and details prior to sending in your entry.

2021 Wood Duck Nesting Box Project
2021-02-20 09:00 - 13:00 | ME
Come join the Yankee Chapter of NAVHDA and Ducks Unlimited for some outdoor family fun on Saturday, February 20th. We will be volunteering our time to help the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife perform general maintenance and record the information for the state’s biologists on wood duck boxes. We are hoping to get as many kids as possible to join in the fun. All are welcome, from “pampers to grampers”, kids or no kids, members and non-members! All are welcome. We will meet at the Exit 43 Quickstop Market at 9:00am.

Yankee Chapter Spring Clinic-Dresden
2021-04-17 09:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
To help speed up registration the day of the clinic, pre-registration can be completed with the following link: Pre-Register
For anyone who is not a Maine resident, or a resident of a state exempted from testing requirements (New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island: current list) the following form should be filled prior to arriving at the Clinic: Certificate of Compliance
For anyone who is not a member of NAVHDA International, the following form must be filled out prior to participation in the Clinic: Release and Express Assumption of Risk Agreement
Clinic/Test Guidelines:
1. Maintain physical distancing at all times. When distancing of 6 feet is not possible, face coverings should be worn.
2. Soap/water buckets as well as hand sanitizer will be available during the test for washing hands. Hands should be washed frequently.
3. Rubber gloves will be available.
4. The typical Yankee barbeque lunch will not be served. Please bring your own lunch and plenty of beverages for (for you and your dog) for your day of testing. Remember, it may be very hot on training and testing days.
5. Gathering during lunch should be limited to small, distanced groups.
6. Typical common water coolers for water will not be available during the test weekend.
7. Any common equipment used during the test such as bumpers or pens will be sanitized between users.

Yankee Chapter Aims Rules Clinic
2021-05-01 08:00 - 2021-05-02 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
Aims & Rules Clinic
The Aims & Rules Clinic is an educational tool developed by NAVHDA to help dog owners and handlers understand the testing system. The clinics are conducted by designated NAVHDA Senior Judges and Clinic Leaders. Aims & Rules Clinics cover a variety of topics over two days, including informal classroom style instruction on the NAVHDA philosophy, test mechanics, and the scoring system for each test.
Participants will also take to the field and water to judge and score dogs being run in a mock test setting. After each section the participants and the Clinic Leader will discuss the dog’s performance, where the performance would fall in the NAVHDA scoring system, and any strengths of weaknesses in training and handling. Many clinic leaders also include helpful tips and tricks on handling dogs in NAVHDA tests.

Who Should Attend and Why?

People with their first dog will see how other dogs work and gain insight into what their dog is doing and why. This will help to develop their pup’s talents and improve performance.
Novice handlers will learn how NAVHDA evaluates versatile dogs, and thus will be better prepared to handle their dogs in a test.
Experienced handlers will gain a deeper, more technical knowledge of how the team of dog and handler are judged.
Breeders will learn what to look for in their breeding stock and their progeny, and how to use NAVHDA records obtained through our Search Test Records service for selective breeding.
Aspiring NAVHDA Judges are required to attend an Aims & Rules Clinic and is one of the first steps in our Apprentice Judge Program. For more information please go to https://www.navhda.org/?s=Aims

To Register:

Review Clinic Details linked below
Complete Application linked below, and mail along with your clinic fee to the chapter contact

Chapter Contact: Kathleen Weller
39 Lisbon Road, Brunswick, Maine 04011, phone: (865)274-6843, email: katred07@gmail.com
Yankee Chapter Aims & Rules Clinic Details
Aims & Rules Clinic Application
