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tHE NZGTA GRADED GUNDOG TRAINING SCHEME
Dear Club Committees,
Please find attached a zip file containing the documents which will enable you to administer the Graded Gundog Training Scheme for your (new) club members. A list of the documents is at the end of this letter. The Graded Training Scheme is a structured, non-competitive (achievement based) system of training stages that gives dog handlers the tools to achieve at a pre-novice level, and a path to joining the sport of gundog trialling.
The achievement qualifications for each stage of the scheme can be attached as a suffix to a dog’s pedigree – like DogsNZ has for Obedience, Scentwork and Agility:
• Novice Beginner Bronze (NBB)
• Novice Beginner Silver (NBS)
• Novice Beginner Gold (NBG)
These suffixes are removed from the pedigree when the dog achieves it’s first trialling suffix FTN or FN.
Key features of the scheme:
• Helps to support struggling, novice, and new gundog owners, enabling them to achieve early success with their dogs and setting them up for further success in the future.
• Assessments can be made by anyone of suitable experience appointed by the club, providing they are not the trainer of those individuals.
• Simple to manage, with all the resources you need readily available (documents attached). We encourage clubs to take this scheme on enabling you to train, mentor and assess members who wish to participate. If you have any queries please contact Helen Sansome (021 063 4654 or [email protected]). Documents attached: Introduction (including information for clubs). Assessment Sheets – Bronze; Silver; Gold (separate for Retriever, HPR & Spaniel). Certificates – Bronze; Silver; Gold. Suffix Application Forms – Bronze, Silver, Gold (to be sent to NZGTA Trial Secretary for application to DogsNZ).
Please find attached a zip file containing the documents which will enable you to administer the Graded Gundog Training Scheme for your (new) club members. A list of the documents is at the end of this letter. The Graded Training Scheme is a structured, non-competitive (achievement based) system of training stages that gives dog handlers the tools to achieve at a pre-novice level, and a path to joining the sport of gundog trialling.
The achievement qualifications for each stage of the scheme can be attached as a suffix to a dog’s pedigree – like DogsNZ has for Obedience, Scentwork and Agility:
• Novice Beginner Bronze (NBB)
• Novice Beginner Silver (NBS)
• Novice Beginner Gold (NBG)
These suffixes are removed from the pedigree when the dog achieves it’s first trialling suffix FTN or FN.
Key features of the scheme:
• Helps to support struggling, novice, and new gundog owners, enabling them to achieve early success with their dogs and setting them up for further success in the future.
• Assessments can be made by anyone of suitable experience appointed by the club, providing they are not the trainer of those individuals.
• Simple to manage, with all the resources you need readily available (documents attached). We encourage clubs to take this scheme on enabling you to train, mentor and assess members who wish to participate. If you have any queries please contact Helen Sansome (021 063 4654 or [email protected]). Documents attached: Introduction (including information for clubs). Assessment Sheets – Bronze; Silver; Gold (separate for Retriever, HPR & Spaniel). Certificates – Bronze; Silver; Gold. Suffix Application Forms – Bronze, Silver, Gold (to be sent to NZGTA Trial Secretary for application to DogsNZ).
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The slide show below shows members of our Tasman club getting some training in.