SLVC Activities

Hunting Tests
Junior Hunting Test (JH)
Senior Hunting Test (SH)
Master Hunting Test (MH)
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attractive, manner of hunting, and demonstrate not only intelligence in seeking objectives, but also the ability to find game. A hunting dog must establish point. these are the very basic requirements for hunting tests. For a complete list of requirements, rules, regulations on hunting tests click on the following: AKC Hunting Tests The SLVC is licensed by the AKC to hold hunting tests.

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Field Trials
   A — Puppy stakes
   B — Derby stakes
   C — Gun dog and limited gun dog stakes
   D — All-age and limited all-age stakes

Dogs must show desire to hunt, boldness, and initiative in covering ground and in searching likely cover. They should indicate the presence of game if the opportunity is presented. Dogs should show reasonable obedience to their handlers' commands, but should not be given additional credit for pointing staunchly. Each dog shall be judged on its actual performance as indicating its future as a high class bird dog. The requirements become more complex as the dog advances intitles. For a complete listing of events and a description of the rules and regulations click on the following: AKC Field Trials The SLVC is licensed by the AKC to hold field trials. Prince, Lady & Duke

Obedience
   Novice (CD)
   Open (CDX)
   Utility (UD)

     Obedience Trials test a dog's ability to perform a prescribed set of exercises on which it is scored. In each exercise, you must score more than 50 percent of the possible points (rangingfrom 20 to 40) and get a total score of at least 170 out of a possible 200. Each time your dog gets that magic 170 qualifying score, he's gotten a "leg" toward his title. Three legs and your dog has become an Obedience-titled dog! There are 3 levels at which your dog can earn a title and each is more difficult than the one before it. You may see levels divided into "A" and "B" at a trial; "A" classes are for beginners whose dogs have never received a title while "B" classes are for more experienced handlers. For more information regarding obedience trials click on the following web site: AKC Cadon through ring5

Obedience

Rally-O
  Rally Novice (RN)
  Rally Advanced (RA)
  Rally Excellent (RE)
     On January 1, 2005, the AKC started awarding titles in Rally. Rally is a sport in which the dog and handler complete a course that has been designed by the rally judge. The judge tells the handler to begin, and the dog and handler proceed at their own pace through a course of designated stations (10 - 20, depending on the level.) Each of these stations has a sign providing instructions regarding the next skill that is to be performed. Scoring is not as rigorous as traditional obedience. Rally provides a link from the Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) program to obedience or agility competition, both for dogs and handlers. In addition, rally promotes fun and enjoyment for dogs at all levels of competition. For more information regarding rally obedience trials and the rally signs click on the following web site: AKC Rally

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Tracking
  Tracking Dog (TD)
  Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX)
  Variable Surface Tracking (VST)

    The purpose of a tracking test is to demonstrate the dog's ability to recognize and follow human scent, a skill that is useful in the service of mankind. Tracking, by nature, is a vigorous, noncompetitive outdoor sport. Tracking tests demonstrate the willingness and enjoyment of the dog in its work, and should always represent the best in sportsmanship and camaraderie by the people AKC Tracking

Agility Trials

The purpose of agility trials is to afford owners the opportunity to demonstrate a dog's willingness to work with its handler under a variety of conditions. The program begins with basic entry-level agility, and progresses to more complex levels that require dogs to demonstrate higher levels of training and interaction with their handlers. For more information regarding obedience trials click on the following web site: AKC Agility

Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program that stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. All dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club. Many dog owners Noel

choose Canine Good Citizen training as the first step in training their dogs. The Canine Good Citizen Program lays the foundation for other AKC activities such as obedience, agility, tracking, and performance events. Many dog owners complete CGC training and testing as a prerequisite to therapy dog certification. For more information regarding CGC click on the following site: Canine Good Citizen.

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Search and rescue

This is an activity not limited to vizslas but includes a lot of dog breeds. Vizslas do make good search and rescue dogs. It takes a minimum of two years of training before a dog can become a rescue dog and once they are trained become a very vital part of this world. Some of the more common types of search and rescue activities are:
Wilderness Search Dog - A wilderness search dog is generally called upon when a person is lost in the woods or in a semi-urban environment.

Tracking/trailing dogs - Tracking with canines – Dog follows disturbed or crushed vegetation. Trailing with canines – Following human scent, whether it is on the actual path the subject traveled, or nearby the path a person traveled. Cougar - Search & Rescue

Avalanche dogs - Victims buried in snow as a result of an avalanche are but one class of snow rescues. Youth and elderly that have fallen due to injury or hypothermia and as a result are covered by snowfall as well as the healthy well-prepared hiker and skier who hole up in a snow cave after having become lost or exhausted constitute another class of Avalanche Rescue. Once buried, detection by the naked eye is impossible.

Water Search Dogs - A dog trained to locate dead bodies under water. This can be done from a boat or as a shoreline search. Dogs can find a drowned subject directly after an accident or hours or days later. That is because the training doesn't stop with finding divers. Search dogs are also taught to look for the scent of decomposition gases that are commonly found when a body has begun the process of decay. The training material for this can be found in pseudo (or imitated) form.

Human remains search dogs - This Detection Dog is a specialist and has never been trained to look for live humans. They specialize in crime scenes, old cases, small scent sources and residual scent. These dogs have been trained to exclude fresh human scent along with all other animal scents.

Disaster Dogs - Search dogs are an essential search tool in the disaster environment. Because time is precious in the survivability, search dogs are used in conjunction with other victim location tools like sound and optic detection tools. The idea is to locate the missing as soon as possible, and nothing has been invented that can do this better than fully trained disaster search dogs.

Cadaver Dogs/Human Remains Dog - The cadaver dog is generally trained on large quantities of cadaver scent. However, a "human remains detection dog" is trained more extensively to locate partially decomposed and/or disarticulated human remains that may be buried, burned or otherwise hidden. For a more detailed source about search and rescue dogs, go to Beartooth Search Dogs web page. It is a very comprehensive source for all phases of search and rescue. Click - Here

SLVC Activities

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