Bluenose Chapter of NAVHDA

01/13/2025

Thanks to everyone for joining in on our AGM meeting last evening! We are so excited for the upcoming season 😊 AGM minutes will follow.

12/17/2024

We have planned our 2024 AGM meeting for January 12th at 7 pm! The meeting will be held online, the link will be posted closer to the meeting date. Details and draft agenda will also be posted soon. We will discuss the past season and our plans for the upcoming training season! Suggestions for agenda items, fundraising ideas, and nominations for our upcoming election can be emailed to current secretary Jasmine at [email protected]! We hope to see you there ☺️

08/21/2024

Next training day is this Sunday Aug 25th 9am start at Darren’s in Upper Stewiake!

If you’d like chukar, please comment by Thursday 8pm.

See you Sunday!

08/14/2024

Anyone want to train in Berwick this Sunday Aug 18th?
Kim 😊

07/23/2024

Hi All,
Next Training Day is this Sunday July 28th at 9am!
We have had to move to a new training location at 636 Southside Rd, Upper Stewiacke, NS, Canada
**A second location in Berwick is also available so please message us if that location works better, we can arrange training days for there as well
If you would like birds for this Sunday’s training, please comment by Friday noon.

All members or anyone new interested in joining us are welcome!
We look forward to seeing you Sunday

06/20/2024

NAVHDA tests this weekend! Here is some info:

Test day is just Saturday (June 22nd). Everyone should be on site by 7am with first dog in field at 7:30. Please try to be on time so we can get the day started promptly!

Reminder for everyone to bring lots of water (for yourself and perhaps more importantly for your dog!! They work hard out there!) and a chair so you can relax while others are taking their turns.

Lunch will be available for a donation to the chapter.

Thanks everyone and best of luck! Should be a great day where you get to see some of your work pay off and also learn a thing or two along the way!

06/04/2024

Our next training day is coming up on June 16 and is the last one before our NAVHDA tests on June 22/23!

Here is the link to the bird order form, please fill it out if you are planning to attend!

Please fill out this form entirely ahead of the training day. Birds are not being held on site, therefore we require pre-orders to ensure we have enough birds for everyone to use. Thanks!

05/27/2024

We are running NAVHDA tests on June 22 and 23 this year. Here is a link to the NAVHDA main website which has all the information on what the tests consist of and also some well produced videos to help you see what it looks like! (HIGHLY recommend checking the videos out!!)

https://www.navhda.org/about-the-navhda-testing-system/

If you are interested in entering your dog, please fill out the form linked below and email the completed form to us as soon as you can at [email protected]

https://www.navhda.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TEST-ENTRY-FORM-2023-0225.pdf

Hope to see lots of dogs out there! It’s a ton of fun to see your work pay off!

Entry fees are $180 for NA and $200 for UPT/UT.

05/25/2024

Hi everyone we are going to do a 9am start for everyone tomorrow. Looking forward to our next training day!

05/22/2024

A reminder to fill out this bird order form by TONIGHT to make sure we have your birds ready for our next training day this Sunday May 26!! Please use the link here:

Please fill out this form entirely ahead of the training day. Birds are not being held on site, therefore we require pre-orders to ensure we have enough birds for everyone to use. Thanks!

05/04/2024

05/02/2024

Thanks to everyone who attended our first training day of the year this past weekend! It was a great day and we are excited for the year ahead!

Our next training day is May 26. Please take a moment to fill out the following form if you are expecting to attend so we can pre-order the appropriate number of birds! Thanks, we will send another reminder closer to the date.

Please fill out this form entirely ahead of the training day. Birds are not being held on site, therefore we require pre-orders to ensure we have enough birds for everyone to use. Thanks!

04/25/2024

Just to be clear, we do not have birds onsite this year ready to use unless you pre-order ahead of time. If you haven’t already please let us know ASAP if you want birds for this Sunday April 28.

For new members, if you are coming for puppy bird introduction, you are going to want a bird preordered for this!

Cost this year is 14$/bird and we can take etransfer ahead of time to [email protected] or we can take debit/credit on site.

Thanks for your understanding!

04/24/2024

Hi everyone!

Our first training day of the year is this Sunday April 28th. Looking forward to seeing everyone again! We will be starting at 9am however if you have a puppy who has not been introduced to birds yet we will be doing this bird introduction session starting at 8am (to give them the attention they deserve!).

Some reminders for training days:
Bring a leash! a long leash can be useful if you have it.
Bring water (for yourself and dog).
Bring sunscreen/bug spray.
Good waterproof footwear is recommended.

If you haven't already, PLEASE fill out our membership form at the link below. It is very important for us to know our numbers of members and receive membership dues ($125/individual and $15 for each extra family member).

Last thing, we are pre-ordering birds this year. If you would like a Chukar to train with, let us know by tomorrow (Thursday April 25) so we can have them there for you on the training day. We can take payment via etransfer ahead of time or you can pay with credit/debit on the day of training. Cost this year is 14$/bird.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAw4dsDL974JJdmIhgFjzWgBrB5792n_C2t_bbuFYPbCpCdw/viewform?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2giplYlTwmAl-wc1CxBS5Vgf5ZbtNkdDTYMyjrzdh5cisyLyc8VusZBLY_aem_Aaaslc6ryA-BGM3i0PKHAKm-aNRkFJXbcgTohNoNNAJcEs2CS_Ly_0cqKWKchuTYV74YpO9iWu7U5298gpwtjhCi

04/10/2024

Our first training day is upon us we will be pre ordering Chukkar this year for training days I will be taking orders the week before please let me ( Adam ) know if you would like chukar for our fist training day April 28th

03/25/2024

With the 2024 season quickly approaching, here are the training dates.
- April 28
- May 26
- June 16
- NAVDHA Test June 22-23
- July 28
- August 25
- September 29

Training will begin at 9 am! We will be pre-booking puppy training this year, beginning at 8 am. Training will take place at 294 McKay Road, West Hants, NS.

Training sessions require membership to both the bluenose chapter and NAVHDA International. Chapter dues are $125 per individual with $15 per additional family member.
Here is the link to get registered for the bluenose chapter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAw4dsDL974JJdmIhgFjzWgBrB5792n_C2t_bbuFYPbCpCdw/viewform?
International chapter: https://www.navhda.org/join-navhda/

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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03/10/2024

That’s a wrap on Atlantic Outdoor Sports and RV Show weekend! Was so great chatting with everyone who stopped by our booth (and petted our dogs!!)

The winners of our 50/50 and Ruffland Kennel raffle have been contacted.

Tammy takes home $510 cash!
Cat will get a brand new Ruffland Kennel!

Thanks everyone for your support, we hope to see some new faces at our training days/tests this year. More details on those coming soon!