Spicer Arena, 37440 County Road 43, Eaton, CO 80615
http://www.spicerarena.com/

Time:
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

This indoor event is intended to provide new handlers of versatile dogs with an understanding of the NAVHDA training and testing system, highlighting the techniques and equipment used by chapter members to develop useful hunting companions. The morning session will be devoted to young dogs. More advanced training of older, experienced dogs will be discussed in the afternoon. Much of the time before lunch will include presentations and group discussions. Opportunities to work with dogs will come in late morning, when some indoor table and basic obedience drills will be discussed.

We will start the day with a focus on new handlers and young dogs.  The morning will include a discussion of setting training goals for your pup’s first year, review of the NAVHDA approach to developing reliable gundogs, including the testing system that is the backbone of our approach. We will then review and explain the major types of training equipment and approaches that will help you build a solid hunting companion.  (We’ll be exposing dogs to birds on March 4.)

Noon – 1:00 – Lunch.

We will be providing a light lunch on site.

This will be a session devoted first to discussions about setting goals and developing training schedules that will produce a reliable hunting companion.  We will finish with some indoor training drills, including an overview of the force fetch  process.

Questions? Email [email protected]