Ottawa Valley NAVHDA

10/30/2024

Just checking in and hoping your hunting season/Fall is all that you trained for. Keep taking pictures to share!

10/01/2024

Another training and testing season has come to a close.
From the Executive Officers and Directors we wish you a safe and successful hunting season. Take pictures throughout your adventures to share with the chapter! 🇨🇦🇺🇸

09/26/2024

09/26/2024

Congratulations Luc 🎉

The Judging and Testing committee is happy to announce the addition of Luc Raymond to our team. Luc is from Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, and brings with him a bilingual skill set needed to properly represent our Judges, Apprentices and overall membership.

Luc is a NAVHDA Judge and has been instrumental in providing French Canadian translation support to the central office.

Welcome, Luc! We look forward to working with you.

09/13/2024

Congratulations Matt and Luc! We are proud of your hard work!

09/12/2024

OTV Members ran today.

09/07/2024

Let's wish Matt/Blue and Luc/Dax safe travels and great run at the Invitational next week 🐾🍀🏅

09/04/2024

Check out the article in the newest VHD written by Matt Pomeroy celebrating the gift of a Track2wing chair to our very own Murray Kemp👏

This chair has enabled Murray to be back in the field. Made possible by the Track2wing Project founded by Terry Wilson and Nancy Anisfield.

Murray, we couldn't be happier for you🎉

If you haven't received your magazine the complete article can be read on the NAVHDA International website.

Check out the September Issue of the VHD, which is now available online!
Cover photo 📸 Ted Wentink
https://www.navhda.org/vhd-library/

08/27/2024

A great in big THANK YOU and round of applause to everyone that made the test over the weekend a success! This is such a wonderful chapter of people willing to work together!

08/26/2024

Congratulations!

Scores from the weekend:
Saturday
Dinah & Theo 183 Prize 2
Sébastien & Billy 193 Prize 1
Marc & Bina 184 No Prize
Martha & Valor 191 Prize 3
Guiliano & Nora 176 Prize 3
Marc & Heidi 190 Prize 2

Sunday
Matt & Frank 112 Prize 1
Vicki & Beckett 96 Prize 3
Olivier & Hermes 96 Prize 3
Renauld & Melie 110 Prize 1
Andy & Zora 159 Prize 3
Steve & Lilly 140 No Prize

08/22/2024

Get ready to cheer on and support the following dog and handler teams this weekend. May you all have your best day yet 🍀 (Not a running order)

Saturday's participants:
Test _Call Name_Breed _Handler
UT _Theo_GWP_Dinah McKenzie
UT_ Billy _GWP_Sébastien Bélanger
UT _Bina_FP_Marc Maisonneuve
UT _Valor _GSP_Martha Imperato
UT _Nora _SM _Giuliano Antoliol
UT _Heidi_GWP_Marc Maisonneuve

Sunday's participants:
Test_ Call Name_ Breed_Handler
NA_ Franky_GSP_Matt Pomeroy
NA_Beckett _SM _Vicki Woodside-Duggins
NA_Hermès_FS_Olivier de Brouwer
NA_Mélie _BS_Rénald Chartrand
UPT _Zora_CF_Andrew Ogden
UP_Lilly _GL_ Steve Hurens

08/22/2024

Best wishes and safe travels to all that are testing or volunteering in Lanark 🇨🇦 this weekend. Together we make OTV a great chapter!
🐾🇨🇦🇺🇸
You got this!

08/21/2024

A reminder to the participants of the 2024 Invitational...

INVITATIONAL UPDATE!!
The 2024 Invitational is only a few weeks away and the Invitational Committee would like to bring to your attention that some deadlines regarding the Invitational experience are quickly approaching. If you are planning on participating in any of the offers below, please quickly take advantage of the links provided!

2024 INVITATIONAL APPAREL
Online orders close on August 28th.
https://www.641apparel.com/navhda-2024
Orders placed for pickup will be available at the 2024 Invitational starting on September 11th. Shipping available for an additional cost. All shipping orders will be held and shipped after the event is over. The online store opens for shipping only on September 11th and will close on September 25th.

2024 INVITATIONAL BANQUET
RSVP and submit payment by August 30th.
https://hawkeyenavhda.org/invitational-banquet

There will be free coffee and food available for purchase on site daily for breakfast, lunch, and through the reading of scores.

For more information around apparel, banquet, training birds, gun raffle, food, and more- please visit the Hawkeye Chapter Website https://hawkeyenavhda.org/ or
Link Tree https://linktr.ee/HawkeyeNAVHDA
Hawkeye NAVHDA

VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
As always, our event cannot run without the dedicated support of its volunteers.
If you haven’t signed up yet, check out the volunteer job descriptions and posted assignments on the Invitational page of our website https://www.navhda.org/invitational/ and see how we can help each other make this another fabulous event for everyone!
Be sure to click on “2024 Invitational - Volunteer Here!!!” tab to roll up your sleeves and sign up!

If you have any questions, please contact Annie Nuss via email: [email protected].

08/07/2024

🇨🇦 We are still in need of Volunteers for the Aug 24-25th test in Lanark! Please see your email and contact the test secretary [email protected]

08/05/2024

RSVP deadline is tomorrow (Monday) Aug 5th for our final Training Day 2024!

🇨🇦 Training Day! 🇨🇦

Online Registration - RSVP by August 5, 2024 - No Exceptions!

Date: August 11th, 2024

Arrival Time: 8:30am

Sign in and payment: 8:30 to 9:00am

Start Time: 9:00am

Location : Peter McCooeye’s Camp – 156 Loves road Lanark, ON

08/05/2024

PLANS FOR THE 2024 INVITATIONAL ARE IN FULL SWING!!
As always, our event cannot run without the dedicated support of it's volunteers. Check out the volunteer job descriptions and posted assignments on the Invitational page of our website https://www.navhda.org/invitational/ and see how we can help each other make this another fabulous event for everyone!

Be sure to click on “2024 Invitational - Volunteer Here!!!” tab to roll up your sleeves and sign up!

If you have any questions, please contact Annie Nuss via email: [email protected]
Photo by Charles Coulter

08/01/2024