UPCOMING TESTING INFORMATION:
Montana Sharptail Members,
Test registration is now open for 2018! There is a new location for the test near Ovando, Montana. The test will be held Friday, July 20th - Sunday, July 22nd. More details on the new location are coming soon.
A dog is not considered registered for a test until a proper NAVHDA TEST REGISTRATION and full payment of fees and completed PDF registration form has been received by, and then confirmed back to you by the Test Secretary. (Confirmation of "Payment Received" does not constitute registration.) Registrations are taken on a "First Come - First Served" basis. Once the Test Secretary has reviewed your registration material and is assured that there is a space available, as per NAVHDA International's "Test Capacity Chart" then you will receive an email that states that you are officially registered. This may take up to 48 hours from the time you submit a registration.
The only way to register for a test is through the Montana Sharptail Test Registration:
2018 MONTANA SHARPTAIL TEST REGISTRATION
You can always email the Test Secretary with questions at:
joeystaszcuk@gmail.com
or call/text Joey Staszcuk at:
406-208-3275
FEES: 2018 Montana Sharptail Members
Natural Ability: $180
Utility Preparatory Test: $235
Utility Test: $235
Youth Handlers (17 and under) 50% deduction (email the Test Secretary if you have a youth handler and the 50% refund will be applied)
Refunds of test fees are given as follows:
Montana Sharptail has the following test entry cancellation fees: Full refunds less a processing charge are given up until 60 days from the first day of the Test Series. 50% refunds are given within 60 days from the first day of the Test Series if the Test does not fill. Full refunds less a processing charge are always given if the test is filled. If you are placed on the waiting list for the test and no spots open up, you will receive a full refund with out any processing charges. Any other request for refund must be approved by the Montana Sharptail Board of Directors.
Waiting List:
If a test is full, you may put a dog on a "Waiting List" for that test. Full payment is required, although fully refunded if your dog does not fill a vacated space in a test. Dogs are placed on the waiting list on a "first come, first serve" basis upon receipt of registration form and fees.
Dogs with "Pending" NAVHDA Registrations
Dogs without "full NAVHDA Registrations" may reserve and hold a space in a test but must be fully registered with NAVHDA by the day of the test. Any dog that has not received an Official NAVHDA Registration number 14 days prior to the test will relinquish its space to any dog on a waiting list. Please contact the NAVHDA International Office and get your dog's official NAVHDA Registration Number as soon as possible to ensure your spot in a test.
NAVHDA Registration Information is available here (including 'Single Dog Registration' forms): http://www.navhda.org/registry/registry-forms
The "14 Day" Policy:
Run days will be made official 14 days from a test. Any changes of "Run Day" after the official "Run Day List" is published, MUST be confirmed with and Okay'd by the Test Secretary for that Test Series.
Filling Tests and the "Foot in the Door" policy:
Test are filled as per NAVHDA's mandated Test Formula. This applies to test series that include Natural Ability, Utility Prep, and Utility Tests. If your dog is on a waiting list, and a dog drops from a test (for example creating a "partial space" as one NA space is not equal to a UPT or UT space)...Your dog may gain "Foot in the Door" status until 14 days from the test, at which point the Test Secretary will fill the test and give "Run Days" to Owners and Handlers as per the NAVHDA mandated formula.
Starting this year, handlers will also need to be registered with NAVHDA International as a member to run a dog in a Montana Sharptail Chapter Test. If you get the Versatile Hunting Dog magazine, you are a member. If not, time to join! I feel the magazine is well worth the membership. http://navhdastore.org/membershippackages.aspx
We will need volunteers to help pull off the test. If you are interested in helping, please contact me or anyone on the board. Non-member volunteers will now be required to sign liability release waivers.
Much more information will be coming out in the next couple weeks.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
John Arkins
970-640-9859
406-628-2881
Test registration is now open for 2018! There is a new location for the test near Ovando, Montana. The test will be held Friday, July 20th - Sunday, July 22nd. More details on the new location are coming soon.
A dog is not considered registered for a test until a proper NAVHDA TEST REGISTRATION and full payment of fees and completed PDF registration form has been received by, and then confirmed back to you by the Test Secretary. (Confirmation of "Payment Received" does not constitute registration.) Registrations are taken on a "First Come - First Served" basis. Once the Test Secretary has reviewed your registration material and is assured that there is a space available, as per NAVHDA International's "Test Capacity Chart" then you will receive an email that states that you are officially registered. This may take up to 48 hours from the time you submit a registration.
The only way to register for a test is through the Montana Sharptail Test Registration:
2018 MONTANA SHARPTAIL TEST REGISTRATION
You can always email the Test Secretary with questions at:
joeystaszcuk@gmail.com
or call/text Joey Staszcuk at:
406-208-3275
FEES: 2018 Montana Sharptail Members
Natural Ability: $180
Utility Preparatory Test: $235
Utility Test: $235
Youth Handlers (17 and under) 50% deduction (email the Test Secretary if you have a youth handler and the 50% refund will be applied)
Refunds of test fees are given as follows:
Montana Sharptail has the following test entry cancellation fees: Full refunds less a processing charge are given up until 60 days from the first day of the Test Series. 50% refunds are given within 60 days from the first day of the Test Series if the Test does not fill. Full refunds less a processing charge are always given if the test is filled. If you are placed on the waiting list for the test and no spots open up, you will receive a full refund with out any processing charges. Any other request for refund must be approved by the Montana Sharptail Board of Directors.
Waiting List:
If a test is full, you may put a dog on a "Waiting List" for that test. Full payment is required, although fully refunded if your dog does not fill a vacated space in a test. Dogs are placed on the waiting list on a "first come, first serve" basis upon receipt of registration form and fees.
Dogs with "Pending" NAVHDA Registrations
Dogs without "full NAVHDA Registrations" may reserve and hold a space in a test but must be fully registered with NAVHDA by the day of the test. Any dog that has not received an Official NAVHDA Registration number 14 days prior to the test will relinquish its space to any dog on a waiting list. Please contact the NAVHDA International Office and get your dog's official NAVHDA Registration Number as soon as possible to ensure your spot in a test.
NAVHDA Registration Information is available here (including 'Single Dog Registration' forms): http://www.navhda.org/registry/registry-forms
The "14 Day" Policy:
Run days will be made official 14 days from a test. Any changes of "Run Day" after the official "Run Day List" is published, MUST be confirmed with and Okay'd by the Test Secretary for that Test Series.
Filling Tests and the "Foot in the Door" policy:
Test are filled as per NAVHDA's mandated Test Formula. This applies to test series that include Natural Ability, Utility Prep, and Utility Tests. If your dog is on a waiting list, and a dog drops from a test (for example creating a "partial space" as one NA space is not equal to a UPT or UT space)...Your dog may gain "Foot in the Door" status until 14 days from the test, at which point the Test Secretary will fill the test and give "Run Days" to Owners and Handlers as per the NAVHDA mandated formula.
Starting this year, handlers will also need to be registered with NAVHDA International as a member to run a dog in a Montana Sharptail Chapter Test. If you get the Versatile Hunting Dog magazine, you are a member. If not, time to join! I feel the magazine is well worth the membership. http://navhdastore.org/membershippackages.aspx
We will need volunteers to help pull off the test. If you are interested in helping, please contact me or anyone on the board. Non-member volunteers will now be required to sign liability release waivers.
Much more information will be coming out in the next couple weeks.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
John Arkins
970-640-9859
406-628-2881