Welcome to the Sebasticook Chapter of the North American Hunting Dog Association (“NAVHDA”).  Our Chapter was formed in the year 2000 and maintains an active membership of nearly 100 members.  Our purpose is the same as the national Association.  We are dedicated to preserving and promoting the versatile hunting dog breeds through education of the public and the training and testing of the versatile breeds.  We promote game conservation through the use of well-trained hunting dogs. 

Our Chapter events are held in Central Maine’s Belgrade Lakes region, approximately 20 miles northwest of our state capital, Augusta, and easily accessible via I-95.  We provide a full calendar of training clinics from April through September coordinated by experienced trainers and handlers who will take time to help handlers further develop their dogs and themselves. 

   

We hold two NAVHDA-sponsored tests each year – in early June and mid-September – and we help prepare handler/dog teams interested in testing.  In addition, in early Spring, we participate in sportsmen’s shows throughout the state as well stage an indoor clinic focused on obedience training and health and safety issues. 
 

But we’re not all about hard work.  We pride ourselves on our friendly, supportive members and our festive social events.  Our annual meeting is held each January in a local restaurant.  Our semi-annual meeting as well as a no-host dinner is held each June in conjunction with the Spring test.  During the Fall test weekend, we hold a special dinner featuring our annual shotgun raffle drawing and fundraising auction and raffle.  You never know what will be on the auction table – gifts from our sponsors, gently used hunting and dog training items, and the occasional white elephant donation that brings on the laughs.
 

We welcome you to train or test your dog with us and join in our social events.  We hope you enjoy our Web site which is currently under re-development.  Please feel free to contact me or any of our officers for any questions you may have.
     

   Peter Wade, President

                              

Please note that this is an independent Web site maintained by the Sebasticook Chapter.  The Chapter does not and is not authorized to speak or act on behalf of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association, Inc.