San Diego Chapter

The San Diego Chapter is an official chapter of NAVHDA International.  We conduct our chapter activities in accordance with NAVHDA guidelines and support the goals and objectives of NAVHDA International.  There are about 60 members in the San Diego Chapter.  Our members are a mix of experienced, intermediate, and novice dog trainers.  Our goal is to train and assist hunters in the training of their dogs. A neophyte hunting dog owner can participate in our chapter training days and develop a finished hunting dog. We work with each other at our training clinics to produce better trainers, better dog handlers, and better hunting dogs. 

We conduct official NAVHDA tests once a year and welcome participation by both chapter members and non-members. Testing is a means to determine how a dog is progressing in its training, and how the dog measures against the NAVHDA international standard.

There are many different breeds of versatile dogs in our club.  They include Vizsla, Wirehaired Vizsla, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Brittany, Weimaraner, Griffon, Pudelpointer, French Spaniel, Bracco Italiano, Spinone, Portuguese Pointer, Large and Small Munsterlanders, and other NAVHDA recognized breeds.  

If you think you are interested in acquiring a versatile breed dog, a good place to start would be visiting one of our training clinics. You can see the various breeds in action, and talk to current owners.

At our monthly training clinics, we work on the basic skills required of a versatile hunting dog.  These include field search, pointing, steadiness to flush, shot and fall, water search, retrieving and tracking.  We train at several sites, depending on the type of training we are trying to accomplish, and other factors like the time of year. 

Past San Diego Chapter officers

San Diego Chapter By-laws