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Some of the following information is from Official NAVHDA Publications. Disclaimer: Neither NAVHDA or any of its affiliates should be held liable for the accuracy or content of below information. A versatile dog bred and trained to dependably hunt and point game, to retrieve on both land and water, and to track wounded game on both land and water. No distinctive breed of versatile dog has been developed in North America. For this reason, breeds with versatile characteristics are sometimes referred to as the "Continental Breeds".
Underlying these aims is the desire to serve the interests of game conservation, prevention of cruelty to animals, and the gun dog hunter by helping the hunter to train his dog to work before and after the shot, on land and in water. NAVHDA is an excellent compliment to the activities of sporting dog breed clubs and field trial organizations. It was created to supplement the activities of those clubs by providing a proven, standard method of evaluating the performance of all versatile hunting dogs, consistent with North American hunting practices, regardless of breed.
The first level, NAVHDA International, operates under bylaws approved by its membership. These bylaws provide for officers elected by popular vote who, together with appointed directors, constitute an Executive Council charged with furnishing direction and guidance to NAVHDA programs. The second level, local chapters of NAVHDA, are the "grass roots" organizations, which sponsor the training and testing programs. There are sanctioned chapters throughout the United States and Canada. NAVHDA recognizes and maintains stud books for the following breeds:
Breeds not commonly catagorized as versatile, but do well in NAVHDA Training & Testing System:
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