The Hunting Dog Hub
Welcome to the Hunting Dog Hub — your one-stop resource for training guides, breed organizations, conservation groups, and practical hunting dog knowledge. Whether you're raising your first pup or preparing for advanced testing, you'll find resources to help you train hard and hunt easy.
Mindset & Philosophy
- Find Excuses to Take Your Dog Hunting — Read Guide | Download PDF
- Train Hard. Hunt Easy. — Read Guide | Download PDF
Training Resources
- Vom Seymour Kennel — versatile hunting dog training and breeding
- HZP Guide — Read Guide | Download PDF
- HZP Checklist — Read Guide | Download PDF
- VGP Guide — Read Guide | Download PDF
- VGP Checklist — Read Guide | Download PDF
- NAVHDA Natural Ability (NA) Test Guide — Read Guide | Download PDF
- NAVHDA Utility Test Guide — Read Guide | Download PDF
- NAVHDA Utility Test Checklist — Read Guide | Download PDF
- Handling and Storing Blood for Blood Track Training — Read Guide | Download PDF
- Human Tracking & the Adaptation to Game Scent — Slideshow • Guide — by John Richards, Rye Creek Kennels
Training Game Sources
- Rodent Pro Rabbits — Frozen rabbits suitable for drags, retrieves, and tracking exercises
- Easom Farms — Frozen ducks ideal for duck drags, blind retrieves, and fresh ducks for testing. Also useful for duck search when preserving live ducks for advanced training.
- Blood Products — Best source: local beef & pork processors. Many will provide blood at little to no cost if you ask ahead of time and drop off a container (5-gallon bucket) prior.
Health
- An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of the Cure — Read Guide | Download PDF
Organizations & Breed Clubs
Testing Organizations
- NAJGV — North American Jagdgebrauchshundverband
- NAVHDA — North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association
- NSTRA — National Shoot to Retrieve Association
- VHDF — Versatile Hunting Dog Federation
- Hunting Retriever Club
- NAHRA — North American Hunting Retriever Association United Blood Trackers — regulations, training, handler directory
- American Field
- Master National Retriever Club
- National Retriever Club (NRC)
Find a Local Chapter: NAVHDA · VDD-GNA · Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever · Ducks Unlimited · Delta Waterfowl · Backcountry Hunters & Anglers · NWTF
Deutsch Drahthaar
- VDD-GNA — Verein Deutsch Drahthaar Group North America
- Verein Deutsch Drahthaar e.V. — the original German breed club
- Deutsch Drahthaar Canada
Deutsch Kurzhaar (GSP)
- NADKC — North American Deutsch Kurzhaar Club
- DKGNA — Deutsch Kurzhaar Group North America
- CDKA — Club Deutsch Kurzhaar America
- GSPCA — German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America
German Wirehaired Pointer
German Longhaired Pointer
Pudelpointer
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Brittany & Epagneul Breton
Spinone
Münsterländer
Cesky Fousek
Pointer & Setter
Flushing Breeds & Testing
- English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association (ESSFTA)
- American Spaniel Club (ASC)
- Boykin Spaniel Society (BSS)
- AKC Spaniel Hunt Tests & Field Trials
- United Kennel Club (UKC)
Retrievers
Hounds & Tracking
- National Beagle Club of America (NBCA)
- American Black and Tan Coonhound Association (ABTCHA)
- Treeing Walker Breeders & Fanciers Association (TWBFA)
- American Plott Association (APA)
- American Bloodhound Club
- The Bloodhound Club
- Masters of Foxhounds Association of North America
- Virginia Hound Heritage
- United Kennel Club (UKC) — Coonhound Events
- Professional Kennel Club (PKC)
- United Blood Trackers (UBT)
Curs & Feists
- Original Mountain Cur Breeders Association (OMCBA)
- United Mountain Cur Association
- National Kennel Club (NKC)
- American Treeing Feist Association (ATFA)
- United Kennel Club (UKC)
Terriers
- American Jagd Terrier Club
- The American Hunt Terrier Club Association
- American Fox Terrier Club (AFTC)
- Jack Russell Terrier Club of America (JRTCA)
- Airedale Terrier Club of America (ATCA)
Teckel (Dachshund)
- Deutsche Teckelklub (DTK)
- Teckelklub — Teckel breed and hunting club
- International Working Teckel
Rescue & Rehoming
- Second Chance Bird Dogs — bird dog rescue specializing in training, reprogramming, and rehoming
- Gundogz Rescue — multi-breed gun dog rescue
Don't see your breed, club, or organization? Contact us and we'll work to add it to the Hunting Dog Hub.
Lifestyle & Adventure
- NuCanoe — purpose-built hunting kayaks designed with the dog in mind. Waterfowl, deer recovery, and backcountry access.
Conservation
- Ducks Unlimited
- Delta Waterfowl
- Pheasants Forever
- Quail Forever
- NWTF — National Wild Turkey Federation
- Ruffed Grouse Society
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Wild Sheep Foundation
- Back Country Hunters & Anglers
- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Safari Club International
Youth & Education
Reading & Media
- Bird-Dogging with Joe Aumann — vom Seymour Kennel — Podcast
- Gun Dog Magazine
- Project Upland
- Pointing Dog Journal
- Wildfowl Magazine
- Covey Rise Magazine
Train Hard. Hunt Easy.
The goal of this hub is simple: put the best resources in one place so you can spend less time searching and more time in the field. Whether you're preparing for your first hunt, training for a test, or looking for new ideas, organizations, breed clubs, and more — keep finding excuses to take your dog.
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Train Hard. Hunt Easy.