The Owner Handler's Journey

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NWRRC Owner Handler Program

Do you have the World’s Greatest Ridgeback?  Of course you do.  This is the Program that wants to help you celebrate that awesome pup and reward you at the same time with great prizes and gorgeous rosettes.

We are a member-only program designed to recognize and reward owners and their dogs for both competition sports, like Conformation and Agility, and activities some Ridgebacks can’t get enough of, like Barn Hunt (going for the rats!), Nose work (using that great sniffer) and everyday hiking and walking.  

The entire motivation for this program is the celebration of the bonds we form with our beloved Ridgebacks and fostering the human-dog interactions that lead to friendships with other wonderful members and their dogs.

By browsing through the pdf’s you’ll see everything you need to know for participating: our event venues, guidelines, points schedules and how to report them, and the application.  Don’t see something you and your buddy love to do together?  Let us know and we may be able to add it to a venue.

So strap on that Fitbit and start logging in your mileage.  You and your Ridgie could be the next winner of the Companion Dog venue of the Program!  And that includes a brag in the Newsletter too!

OHP Categories

  1. Conformation
  2. Agility 
  3. Obedience/Rally
  4. Lure/FCAT 
  5. Partnership
    Tracking, Trick Dog, Barn Hunt
    Nose Work
  6.  Companion
    Therapy Dog, CGC, ATT
    Star Puppy, Achiever Cert.
  7. Leisure
    Walking, Hiking, Biking
    Charity Runs, Fun Days
    Club Participation

Online Application for the OHP
Downloadable OHP Application
OHP Guidelines, Rules, and Point Schedules

As an added bonus to the OHP, we are also proud to offer Advanced Title Recognition for our OHP members.  For example, if you earn a Rally Excellent or if you Walk/Run/Hike with your dog a 1000+ miles a year, you can earn a beautiful, Advanced Title rosette! We recognize advanced titles in a large number of areas so to learn more, please click on the Advanced Title Recognition link below.

Downloadable Advanced Title Recognition Application
Online Advanced Title Recognition Application

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