The Coastal Plains Chapter will be holding Utility and Natural Ability tests on April 1st and 2nd, 2023 at the Oak Hill Shooting Preserve, located at 899 Warrentown Rd, Snow Hill, NC.
Test entries will be open Monday Nov. 7th, 2022. Please do not send your entry form before then. Entries will be taken on a first come, first served basis. For your entry to be complete we will need an emailed copy of the Entry Form and payment via Venmo. Entry will need to be emailed to our test secretary: Suzann Novak at coastalplainsnavhdatest@gmail.com
You will get confirmation that you are in the test within 72 hours.
WE WILL NOT BE GIVING ANY REFUNDS. (Medical conditions validated by a veterinarian are the only exception.)
**Once our test list is filled, any entries submitted after that will be added to our waitlist. You will be refunded your entry fee if you never make it from the waitlist to the test list.
***If you are promoted from the waitlist to the test list and decide to not run your dog, you WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. ***
It is your responsibility to pull your dog from the waitlist if you decide not to run your dog. Once you are on the list, there will not be any refunds.
The EC has discussed this at length and feel that this is the best option for our chapter at this time. Hopefully this will minimize handlers signing up for any and every test. There is a lot of background work that goes into making sure all the paperwork is ready to go for the test and dogs adding and dropping is a lot of work for our test secretary.
Entry fees:
Members: $150 for Natural Ability and $175 for Utility and Utility Preparatory
Non-members: $175 for Natural Ability and $200 for Utility and Utility Preparatory
Venmo: @CoastalPlains-NAVHDA
If your dog does not have a NAVHDA registration number yet, just write pending in that box.
Eligibility
All recognized versatile breeds are eligible for NAVHDA tests as long as the dog is registered in the NAVHDA registry. The registration form can be found on the international NAVHDA website.
Dogs are eligible for Natural Ability testing up to and including the day they reach 16 months of age. Dogs over 16 months of age may run Natural Ability for evaluation only and may only run when space is available. No prize can be awarded for dogs over the age limit.
There are no age restrictions on dogs entered in the Utility Preparatory Test or Utility Test. No restrictions are placed on the number of times a dog may be tested.
Starting July 1, 2018 both the owner and handler must be registered members of NAVHDA to enter a dog in a sanctioned test.
Nearby Lodging
Hotels within 30 minutes of testing site that are pet friendly:
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kinston
(21 minutes from test location)
1156 Hill Farm Rd, Kinston, NC 28504
ihg.com
(252) 559-8888
Kinston, North Carolina
Check-in time: 3:00 PM
Check-out time: 11:00 AM
Red Carpet Inn & Suites Kinston
(24 minutes from test location)
208 E New Bern Rd, Kinston, NC 28504
+12525274155
Kinston, North Carolina
Check-in time: 3:00 PM
Check-out time: 11:00 Ad