Waikato Gundog Club was established in 1976 and is affiliated with the New Zealand Gundog Trials Association and the New Zealand Kennel Club.
Club Activities
We are passionate about hunting, showing, and trialling. Our members enjoy participating in these activities and sharing their experiences with others. Join to connect with like-minded individuals and explore your interests.
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Helpful Links
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NZ Versatile Hunting Dog Test Association
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Hunting
We have all categories of gundogs in our club and we encourage members to get out there in the season and hunt with their dogs, the job these breeds were developed for.
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Showing
Dogs are paraded before a judge who ranks them in order of merit based on specified characteristics of each breed, with the ultimate aim being the title of Show Champion. The idea is to keep improving the quality of the breed by selecting and breeding from dogs which typify the ideal. The WGC runs two Championship Shows every year in September, in conjunction with the Huntly and Districts Kennel Association.
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Trialling
In field trialling dogs compete in simulated hunting conditions to judge how they perform in the hunting field with the ultimate aim being the title of Field Trial Champion. Alternatively, in Natural Game Trials dogs are judged under actual hunting conditions and compete for the title of Field Champion. Waikato Gundog Club run gundog trials under the rules set down by the NZ Gundog Trial Association http://www.nzgta.co.nz/regulations.html . In addition, the club runs a Roughshooters Trial each April, providing a fun day for club members and a method to test their skills before the season opens.