VDD/GNA Atlantic is a sub-group or chapter of Group North America of the Verein Deutsch-Drahthaar. Founded in 1998, when VDD/GNA organized it's regional areas, the Atlantic Chapter is comprised of the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. See more about the Chapter membership...
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Chapter VJP's FullChapter Test Director Bob Secoura has announced that as of 1/25/2010, the Atlantic Chapter 2010 VJP's in Carlisle PA and Elmer NJ are full. (Carlisle is 27-28 March, and Elmer is 9-11 April.) Standby entries are still being accepted in case slots open up. (Some dogs usually end up being pulled due to prior performance, illness, injury, handler work schedules, etc.) Note that at this time, the Carlisle test is a two-day test, and the Elmer test is a three-day test. Entry details can be found on the VDD/GNA website and on our Chapter site. There is also a blood tracking test scheduled for 14-16 May in Middletown PA. |
Chapter Breed ShowScott Shirey is hosting and coordinating a breed show to be held in Carlisle PA on 24 April 2010. All prospective entrants are encouraged to contact Chapter Breedwarden Nancy Bohs so we can get an idea of how many dogs we can expect, and to mail in your entries as soon as possible. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PREREQUISITES SUCH AS HD EVALUATIONS ARE FINISHED IN ORDER TO ENTER, AS LONG AS THEY ARE UNDERWAY AND RESULTS CAN BE PRESENTED ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW. |
Chapter Protocol for Recommending Judge Candidates Our chapter has implemented a new procedure for recommending judge candidates to VDD-GNA. For awhile now, people who wanted to become apprentice judges have had to have the recommendation of their chapter. In order to make the whole application process transparent, as well as to list the prerequisites for entering the judge training program, a protocol has been developed and put in writing. Read it here >>> |
Training Day and Fall Test DatesMark these dates on your calendars! Spring and summer training days have been scheduled in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Test dates for HZP's in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been selected. Note that our fall tests have not been officially approved by GNA; no test directors are in place, and therefore entries are not being accepted yet. Another announcement will go out in June when the GNA fall test schedule is published. This announcement is only for the convenience of chapter members in planning their schedules. |
Group Breedwarden Publishes 2009 Breeding ReportsVDD/GNA Breedwarden Lynn Whiteley has forwarded his 2009 breeding reports to the chapters, including a litter breakdown by chapter. |
Questions on VZPO Test Practices
VDD/GNA has provided this translation as a service to its judges and handlers for educational and instructional purposes. It is a compendium of questions pertaining to actual test situations and scoring decisions, with answers provided by the JGHV, from the folks who actually wrote the test regulations. It can be considered as the "case-law" on how we should conduct our tests and judge our dogs. |
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