Wild Rose organizes monthly training days, from April to August (outdoors), held in a central Alberta location.
The intent of training days are:
- To support and reinforce the ongoing training members undertake individually
- Work together on basic training principles, techniques and drills for young or inexperienced dogs as well as older more experienced dogs
- Opportunity to work with live birds (when in season)
- Help our canines stay in the learning mode
- Prepare for summer training and ultimately the hunting season
- Prepare for NAVHDA testing that Wild Rose members may be interested in
Wild Rose must pay insurance premiums for all attendees at training activities, whether or not they participate in dog training. Non-members attending any club training activities will be charged $20 per person per day to cover the cost of insurance.
Later training activities take place outdoors, in rugged terrain, and the weather is variable. Bring water and crates for your dogs to keep them comfortable when not working. Weather appropriate clothing and comfortable, protective footwear are essential. Sunscreen, insect repellent, and a lawn chair will help keep handlers and spectators comfortable throughout the day.
All participants, both trainers and spectators, are expected to adhere to the Training Day Guidelines.
2024 Training/Event Dates
| DATE | LOCATION | TRAINING LEVEL | TRAINING FOCUS |
| April 13th | Yarmoloy Property (Cochrane South) | NA | Basic obedience / Intro to birds |
| Yarmoloy Property (Cochrane South) | UPT/UT | Woah post / bird work evaluation | |
| April 20th | Yarmoloy Property (Cochrane South) | NA | Basic obedience / Intro to track |
| Yarmoloy Property (Cochrane South) | UPT/UT | Recall training / Steadiness on point | |
| May 11th | North Country Sporting Dogs (Millarville) | NA | Basic obedience / Intro to gunfire with birds |
| North Country Sporting Dogs (Millarville) | UPT/UT | Heel training / Steadiness on point | |
| May 25th | North Country Sporting Dogs (Millarville) | NA | Water intro / Formal retrieve intro |
| North County Sporting Dogs (Millarville) | UPT/UT | ||
| June 8th | North County Sporting Dogs (Millarville) | NA | Fundamentals |
| North County Sporting Dogs (Millarville) | UPT/UT | Fundamentals | |
| June 29th | Aims & Rules Clinic Day 1 | NA/UPT/UT | Bigelow Reservoir |
| June 30th | Aims & Rules Clinic Day 2 | NA/UPT/UT | Bigelow Reservoir |
| July 20th | TBD | NA | TBD |
| TBD | UPT/UT | TBD | |
| August 2nd,3rd, 4th | TBD | NAVHDA Test Weekend | NA |
AIMS & Rules Clinic – June 29th & 30th – 7:00AM – 4:00PM
The Aims & Rules Clinic is a tool developed by NAVHDA to educate aspiring
judges, handlers and other NAVHDA members. The intensive two-day
weekend training session is conducted by an official NAVHDA Aims & Rules
Clinic Leader. During a clinic, participants are familiarized with the NAVHDA
system and philosophy of judging versatile hunting dogs by learning how
to use judge work cards and scoring Natural Ability, Utility Preparatory, and
Utility dogs. The Aims & Rules Clinic is one of the requirements for
becoming an “Approved Apprentice” in the NAVHDA Judge Development
program.
Cost – $200
Limited to 20 people