About Pacific Northwest NAVHDA

​If I’m not at my day job, there is a 99% chance you’ll find me out in the field. I’ve been a fixture in the PNW NAVHDA chapter for over a decade, and I’ve loved every minute of watching this community grow.

​I’ve spent the last nine years as a judge—the last three as a Senior Judge—which has given me a front-row seat to some incredible dog work. My personal obsession, however, is the Pudelpointer. I’ve owned nearly a dozen of them over the years and stay busy breeding and training these versatile powerhouses.

​For me, there’s nothing better than the cycle of training and hunting. Whether I'm starting a new pup or polishing a seasoned pro, being outdoors with a dog is exactly where I’m meant to be.

I started my NAVHDA journey with my first Pudelpointer Cedarwoods Ruegr. We N/A tested and passed with a prize 2. At this test I met a Steve Kinzner from PNWNAVHDA. He told me I should come up and check out there training groups. Best advice I ever got in the dog world. I was very welcomed and met some top-notch trainers. We drove the two hours every training day to get the help we needed. I tested Ruegr twice in Utility with prize 3. Since then, I have picked up another Pudelpointer, Ridgeview’s Silent Night (call name Dacsher). I had another member from the Vancouver area ask if we could get a training group going for our area. That is when I formed the Columbia River NAVHDA training group, now know as the south group. An extension of PNWNAVHDA. I quickly realized I love helping others with their training endeavors. I love hunting upland and waterfowl with my dogs and enjoy seeing all the training come together in the field.

Cam and his wife Becca have two kids and two German Wirehaired Pointers. Cam's had dogs in his life since he was a kid, but he didn't get his start upland hunting until he went with some friends from work 20 years ago. After learning how challenging it can be to train a bird dog in the city without the support of a community, he got back into the game and got involved with NAVHDA five years ago with his first GWP, Kobi. He's made some great friends and hunting partners and learned a lot in that short time; now he has transitioned from being a consumer of training support to looking for ways to give back and support this community.

Rebecca began hunting as an adult and found a great community with NAVHDA. Her lifelong experience with dogs led her to German Shorthaired Pointers and versatile hunting dogs. She grew up watching her father occasionally bird hunt with flushing dogs, but hadn’t participated herself until a few years ago. Being outside working in partnership with her dogs to bring home dinner is a fulfilling endeavor. She can be found most weekends hunting with her four dogs or training in the off season. Rebecca is passionate about connecting new hunters with opportunities to experience the joy of a strong bond with their dogs.