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| July Monthly Training: The July 2008 training clinic and club picnic will be held July 19tht and 20th, starting 8:30 am at Zeleny Farm near Lawrenceville, PA. Please use the Bird order form to order birds and to register for the event. The bird orders must be in by July 14th. |
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| Fall Test: The fall NA/UPT/UT test is scheduled for September 13th and 14th at Zeleny Farm located near Lawrenceville, PA. The test will start promptly at 7 am. Handlers should be checked in by 6:30 AM. The cost is
$90 for NA and $110 for the UPT and UT tests.
Make checks to Hickory Run NAVHDA and mail, along with a completed application to Pete Aiken at
324 Fairmont Dr., Watsontown, PA 17777. Email
Lodging info: There is camping available at the test site for a small fee ($25.00). Both Lakeview Lodge and Robin Hood Inn allow dogs. The number for Lakeview Lodge is 570-827-2112 and Robin Hood Inn is 570-376-5422. |
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August Monthly Training: The August monthly training will be held Aug 16th and 17th at State Game Lands 252 south of Williamsport, PA. This state game lands has excellent water and fields and will provide the opportunity to expose your dogs to different field conditions and situations. There are near-by hotels and campgrounds which are pet friendly.
Hotels
Comfort Inn - I-80 & US 15
New Columbia, PA,
- 2 double beds $99, 1 queen bed $99 or 1 king bed $99
- 570-568-8000
Holiday Inn Express - I-80 & US 15
160 Commerce Park Drive
New Columbia, PA 17856
- $83 to $140
Campgrounds
Nittany Mountain Campground
RD !, Box 1383, New Columbia, PA 17856 (570) 568-5541
Willow Lake campground
RD 1. Box 551, New Columbia, PA 17856 (570) 538-2790
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| May 2008 Training Pictures
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Recipes - Pete Cooper has provided two recipes for chukar. He assures us that recipes are tasty and easy to make.
- Grilled Chukar
- Chukar Cakes |
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| Membership:
Membership renewal for the Hickory Run Chapter of NAVHDA are due in
January. New members are welcome at any time. Please send the completed application along with
your dues (see forms) to Andrew Uhler, 28 Buckwalter Rd, Norristown, PA 19403. |
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Welcome to the Hickory Run Chapter of NAVHDA International. The Chapter is
located in the Allentown, PA area and will hold regular training sessions
and testing events which are open to both members and the public.
The tentative schedule will provide biweekly training sessions which
alternate between Jim Thorpe and Reading and monthly weekend training
at a variety of locations. Learn first hand the various steps involved
in training a versatile hunting dog. NAVHDA training is designed to
prepare the dog and handler for hunting and the NAVHDA testing. The
training will include: pointing; steadiness to wing, shot, and fall;
retrieval to hand from land or water; game tracking; gun sensitivity
control; heeling; and backing or honoring another dog’s point.
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| Mission:
The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association is a nonprofit
corporation whose purpose is to foster, promote, and improve the versatile
hunting dog breeds in North America; to conserve game by using well
trained reliable hunting dogs before and after the shot; and to aid
in the prevention of cruelty to animals by discouraging nonselective
and uncontrolled breeding, which produces unwanted and uncared for
dogs. |
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