Red River Valley NAVHDA Chapter

Quick update. Our Chapter member training day that was scheduled for Saturday April 18th has been postponed due to inclement weather forecast.

We will post once we have determined when it will be rescheduled.

Quick update... Both our Spring and Fall tests are currently full! We are accepting entries for our waitlist. Any questions reach out to [email protected].

Looking to test your dog with NAVHDA? Red River Valley still has a few spots left in our spring NA test and Fall NA/GDT/UT. These spots are filling fast!! If you are interested in signing up, please reach out to our testing director at [email protected] to secure your spot! You can also sign up on the NAVHDA International member portal. For more information about the RRV tests visit https://www.rrvnavhda.com/testing

What a great group of dogs and dedicated handlers!

Red River Valley NAVHDA wrapped up a successful Winter Obedience Session this week. Certificates earned, skills sharpened, and friendships made.

Our Spring/Summer training options for members is right around the corner. Become a member and join us!
https://www.rrvnavhda.com/membership

See you in the field this spring! 🌾

Beautiful sunrise today at the John Wickenheiser pad! Week 1 of winter obedience training in the books with a great turnout. Thank you everyone for your support and participation in this event. We worked on place training and a healing course with dogs under major distractions with socializing with 20 plus dogs. We also provided some demonstrations on come and kennel training to work on this next week as well. Now our members will work on fundamentals, timing and trust this week and we will continue to fine tune these dogs preparing for our field training this spring.

Reminder that our Winter Obedience Session registration closes today!

Open to Full members. If you want to join us next week email [email protected] or go to

Red River Valley NAVHDA - Training Winter OBedience Training

Quick update…RRV now has 18 members signed up for our winter obedience training. For week one, February 16, we will have Jeff Bozak joining us. Jeff, formerly from Mutt Hut, will help provide ideas to establish a training foundation.

Hello dog lovers! Feb 16 we ramp up our winter training but only have a few spots left to sign up. Don’t wait and miss out.

🐕 WINTER OBEDIENCE TRAINING SERIES 🐕
Ready to kick off your 2026 training season? Join us for our 5-week Winter Obedience Training program!

📅 WHEN:
Mondays, Feb 16 - March 16, 2026
5:30-8:00 PM CST

📍 WHERE:
Kindred, ND

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
✓ New members wanting to meet the club and learn about NAVHDA
✓ Handlers looking to sharpen obedience skills
✓ Anyone wanting to socialize their dog and prepare for spring training

WHAT TO BRING:

-Flat collar & 6' leash
-Martingale or prong collar
-Treats/clicker (if treat training)
-E-collar (if doing off-leash work)

REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
📧 Contact John Wickenheiser: [email protected]

Must be a current RRV NAVHDA member ($150 - includes training)
Memberships available online or at first session
Dogs must be current on vaccinations

Questions? Email John ([email protected]) or use our Training Contact form - https://www.rrvnavhda.com/training

Registration closes February 10th!

Let's get training! 🎯

Three of the 5 dogs from Wicks kennels who received perfect scores at last falls test. These 3 individuals (Todd Mc Michael, Logan Wickenheiser and Jasimine Ercinck) utilized Red River Valley NAVHDA Chapter to help bring out the Natural Ability of their dogs during our training nights last year. All three are planning to utilize RRV to run them in our GDT (gun dog test) in August. Come and join our team and get your membership now!