Please welcome Phil Goodwin as the new Director of Testing!

Dear NAVHDA Chapter members,

Recently, Tom Aaron contacted us to indicate that his work responsibilities would impair his ability to fulfill his responsibilities as the chapter’s Director of Testing.   As a result, he resigned from the position.

The Director of Testing is one of the most important roles in the chapter. Well-run and fair tests are essential to the development of our dogs and our handlers.

The Board of Directors would like to ask you, the membership, to consider filling this vital position for the coming year.

A description of the job duties is attached. If you are considering the job and have questions, please contact chapter president Phillip Booghier at 303-961-6955 or click here.  Phil was our Director of Testing in 2013.

A gentle reminder from RMC Treasurer Liz Dyer that it is time to renew your chapter membership. Annual dues are $40.

For non-members who might want to learn more about NAVHDA, you are welcome to come to a training day to check us out. Our first training day will be Saturday March 1 at Cobb Lake SWA and will focus on Natural Ability skills for the young dog as well as advanced skills for Utility Dogs.

We’re also finalizing the first 2014 newsletter, which will have detailed info on training days, test days and much more. Look for it soon.

Sunday, August 4, we are going to hold a Mock Test for the dogs entered in (or on the waiting list for) our Fall Test. So far, we have 3 NA dogs and 6-7 UT dogs. This is more dogs than normally allowed to be in a NAVHDA test. WE NEED HELP OR WE WILL HAVE TO CANCEL THE MOCK TEST. If anyone can come out and help from 8am-5pm please email Cheryl ASAP, (cheryl@e-trainingfordogs.com). We will need the following 15 people to make this work.

• Field Marshals – 2
• Pretend judges – 4
• Gunners – 3
• Bird planters – 3
• Duck handlers – 1
• Distraction gunner/NA gunner (blanks) – 1
• Extra/Gopher – 1

Thanks!