![]() ![]() What used to be run in a 3-day period, now typically takes a week to complete! As the National Championships have grown, they have never lost their original purpose. Today, our National field events include a Puppy Classic, a Derby Classic, the Futurity, a water test and the two Championships. The Championships are judged on a “Best Dog Of The Day” standard, both Championships are retrieving stakes.Īs the years have flown by, the event has grown in size and prestige. In order to enter either Championship a GWP must have placed in an Open or Amateur Gun Dog stake at a licensed AKC field trial prior to entering. Today all dogs that win either our National Championship or National Amateur Championship carry the title NFC or NAFC on their AKC pedigrees. ![]() In 1982 we were granted permission to consider our event as our National Championship and allowed to give the title GWPCA National Champion to the winner. While the club members always referred to this event as the National, no official title was bestowed upon the winners. The first GWPCA sanctioned field trial was held in Ingleside, Illinois in 1963 and continued to be held in the mid-west until 1976 when the events began to rotate around the country. In the early 1980’s the club approached AKC to grant our National Field trial official Championship status. ![]() Please check back as we continue to add photos and additional information to this page! ![]()
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