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

Health

• An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of the Cure — Read Guide | Download PDF

Organizations & Breed Clubs

Multi-Breed & 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
• 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
• VCDKK — Verein Club Deutsch Kurzhaar Klub
• CDKA — Club Deutsch Kurzhaar America
• GSPCA — German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America

German Wirehaired Pointer

• GWPCA — German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America
• GWP Rescue

German Longhaired Pointer

• German Longhaired Pointer Club of America

Pudelpointer

• Pudelpointer Club of North America
• North American Pudelpointer Alliance
• Pudelpointer Society

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

• AWPGA — American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association

Vizsla

• Vizsla Club of America
• Wirehaired Vizsla Club of America

Weimaraner

• Weimaraner Club of America

Brittany & Epagneul Breton

• American Brittany Club
• Epagneul Breton of the United States

Spinone

• Spinone Club of America

Münsterländer

• Small Münsterländer-Kleine Münsterländer GNA
• Large Münsterlander

Cesky Fousek

• Cesky Fousek North America

Pointer & Setter

• American Pointer Club
• English Setter Club of America
• National Red Setter Field Trial Club

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

• American Chesapeake Club
• The Labrador Retriever Club

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)
• National Redbone Coonhound Association (NRCA)
• Bavarian Mountain Society of GB
• 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

Don't see your breed, club, or organization? Contact us and we'll work to add it to the Hunting Dog Hub.

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

• Scholastic Clay Target Program
• National 4-H Council
• National FFA Organization

Reading & Media

• Bird-Dogging with Joe Aumann — vom Seymour Kennel — Podcast
• Gun Dog Magazine
• Project Upland
• Pointing Dog Journal
• Wildfowl Magazine

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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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