Chapter Information - Training
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People learn from doing; so you handle your dog with the assistance or direction from other members. We help you train your dog. All members are encouraged to participate and help fellow members, including planting birds, gunning, offering encouragement and sharing knowledge. Don't be shy about things that are new to you! If you don't know how to do something or don't understand a term someone uses, please speak up and someone will gladly show you or explain.
WRC outdoor monthly chapter training clinics begin in March and end in September, as weather permits. We use public field and water training facilities on the Mazomanie Wildlife Area's Dog Training Grounds on Cty Y, 5 miles north of Mazomanie.
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.
Chapter training clinics offer hands-on training of your gun dog with experienced handlers' assistance. Our goal is for you to have a happy, well-mannered and fully trained versatile gun dog; one who searches with purpose for you, points game with intensity before the shot in the field, and reliably retrieves game after the shot in the field or over water. Check out WRC's Calendar for more information.
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License Information
The WI Department of Natural Resources requires all persons training with captive game to possess a Dog Training License. This 3-year license must be in your possession when training on days other than the WRC monthly training days. The Chapter has a permit to cover members on training day. Captive birds sanctioned by the DNR for training can be seen on the Chapter Information - Birds page
The Dog Training Application (Form 9400-167) can be downloaded from the DNR site. The WI Dog Training and Trial Regulations (PUB-WM-444 2007)
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Basic Equipment for Training
Basic equipment for the handler on training days
Basic equipment for your dog on training days
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March 26, 2011 Training Day Photos - Brrrrrr!
Directions to Mazomanie Dog training Grounds:
From Madison, WI: Take Hwy 14 west to Mazomanie. Turn right/north onto Hwy Y in Mazomanie.
Travel 4 miles north on Y to DNR training grounds
on the left (west).
From north: Take I 39/90/94 south to Hwy 60.
Turn right (west) onto Hwy 60 towards Sauk City.
Turn left (south) onto Hwy 78.
Travel about 3 miles and turn right (west) on Hwy Y. Travel about 5 miles on Hwy Y to the DNR training grounds on the right (west)
2011 Training Director Paul Grover
