NASDA Invitational

Invitational Championship

September 17 - 20, 2026
Northeast US

Qualifications: Top 25 in Class / Level, Top 50 Versatility, Top 50 Junior
Qualifying period: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Canadian Regional

May 27 - 30, 2026
Lacombe, AB

Qualifications: Eligible for the Showcase or Invitational
Qualifying period: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Showcase

September 17 - 20, 2026
Northeast US

Qualifications: #26-#50 in Class / Level, #1 - #5 in Breed
Qualifying period: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

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Future Locations

2027 Regional: Thunder Bay, Ontario
2027 Invitational: Northern California
2028 Regional: Western Canada
2028 Invitational: Central US

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Quick entry overview, event results, and Regional Champions for NASDA_REG_2026.

Event Results

Results are currently available for Trailing & Locating, Shed Dog, Lost Item Recovery, and Urban Locating. The Semifinalists view shows combined Round 1 + Round 2 rankings and highlights dogs advancing to Semifinals. The Semifinal Results view highlights dogs advancing to Finals. Final Results shows the Championship Final round.

Semifinalists Results

Combined Round 1 + Round 2 standings. Dogs moved forward to the Semifinals are clearly highlighted below.

Lost Item Recovery — FEO (For Exhibition Only)

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total
1	Felipe	N22/00183	Border Terrier	Glenda jerrett	Q	1:32.62	25
2	Freya	N25/01124	German Shorthaired Pointer	Kamala Patel	Q	1:32.62	25
—	Kanga	N23/01482	Portuguese Water Dog	Karen Massner	SCR		0

Lost Item Recovery — Junior Handler

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Disco	N22/00973	Miniature Dachshund	Kate Peterson Koch	Q	1:21.81	25	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Clover	N23/00743	German Shepherd Dog	KRISTY BERRIER	Q	1:35.17	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Rill	N23/01045	Labrador retriever	Sydney Brooks	Q	2:37.96	23	Advancing to Semifinal

Lost Item Recovery — Level I

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Kismet	N24/02359	German Shorthaired Pointer	Amie Barnes	Q	0:30.27	25	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Bruce	N23/00707	Miniature Pinscher	Michelle Eadie	Q	3:22.87	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Tennant	N24/00077	Vizsla	Kamala Patel	Q	1:48.53	23	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Dibbs	N25/00226	Standard Poodle	Trudy Strawn	Q	1:54.63	23	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Revy	N24/01069	Labrador Retriever	Crystal Penney	Q	1:55.38	23
6	Hella	N24/01536	Belgian Malinois	Marc Leger	Q	2:50.03	22
—	Benjamin	N23/01300	Beagle	Melanie Connellan	NQ		0
—	Klaus	N25/00128	Miniature Dachshund	Jodie Boudreault	NQ		0
—	Nyxie	N24/00551	Rat terrier	Marla Fehr	NQ		0

Lost Item Recovery — Level II

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Quinn	N22/00592	Jack Russell Terrier	Tracey Gwilliam	Q	3:52.13	49	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Chip	N24/01071	Parson Russell Terrier	Kate Reed	Q	0:28.05	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Carbon	N21/00660	Australian Shepherd	Alannah schurman	Q	0:31.47	25	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Sam	N24/02713	Mixed Breed	Deborah Campbell	Q	0:33.96	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	River (Vizsla)	N24/00078	Vizsla	Kamala Patel	Q	1:08.96	25
6	Jessie	N25/00281	Beagle	Madison barry	Q	1:13.41	25
7	Kenobi	N25/01013	Miniature Australian Shepherd	Tammy Brooks	Q	1:18.69	25
8	Sochi	N24/00292	Siberian Husky	Kendra Tkach	Q	1:25.32	25
9	River (GSP)	N24/02681	German Shorthaired Pointer	Amanda Christensen	Q	1:57.54	25
10	Violet	N22/01216	Belgian Sheepdog	Shelly Brosnan	Q	2:55.17	25
11	Pip Squeak	N24/00864	Miniature American Shepherd	Joellyn Kennedy	Q	2:56.11	25
12	Loki (Cairn Terrier)	N23/00891	Cairn Terrier	Christine Orme	Q	1:29.93	24
13	George	N23/00704	Labrador Retriever	Lori Backen	Q	4:00.99	24
—	Ava	N24/00688	Shetland Sheepdog	Mrs. Kimberly M. Strassner	SCR		0
—	Barron	N24/02629	Mixed Breed	Jennifer Glover	SCR		0
—	Gia	N23/01483	Portuguese Water Dog	Karen Massner	SCR		0

Lost Item Recovery — Level III

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Watson	N23/00124	Cairn Terrier	Shelley Gaudry	Q	2:25.17	25	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Pedro	N23/01047	Border Terrier	Glenda jerrett	Q	3:04.06	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Wally	N23/00623	Labrador Retriever	Lori Weltz	Q	0:59.08	24	Advancing to Semifinal
4	IV	N23/01485	Australian Kelpie	Val Lanthier	Q	1:33.08	24	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Teddy	N24/00782	Miniature poodle	Sheryll Ford	Q	2:02.69	23
6	Lou	N23/01313	Mixed Breed	Michelle Eadie	Q	3:02.11	23
—	Bolt	N21/00657	Boston Terrier	Gretchen Steele	NQ		0
—	Mimik	N22/00784	American Staffordshire Terrier	Jodie Boudreault	NQ		0
—	Shirley	N22/00972	Basset Hound	Kate Peterson Koch	SCR		0

Lost Item Recovery — Master Champion

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Vimy	N21/00315	Mixed Breed	Kendra Lutz	Q	0:44.60	25	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Tziloco	N23/00534	German Shepherd Dog	Danica Auld	Q	0:50.11	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Vladimir	N22/00182	Border Terrier	Glenda jerrett	Q	1:23.66	23	Advancing to Semifinal

Lost Item Recovery — Master Champion Online

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Jax	N24/00989	Mixed Breed	Tamara Kezama	Q	0:35.47	25	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Ezra	N25/00055	Doberman Pinscher	Jennifer Hoy	Q	0:39.74	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Tony	N24/00387	Golden Retriever	Angie Hanson	Q	0:46.75	25	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Marge	N25/02867	American Cocker Spaniel	Kelly Ladouceur	Q	1:00.17	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Echo	N22/01208	Labrador Retriever	Mahalia Goodey	Q	1:18.08	25
6	Murphy	N21/00172	Golden Retriever	Shawn Sloan	Q	2:11.57	22
7	Olive	N24/00431	Brussels Griffon	Kate Copithorne	Q	1:42.18	20
—	Breezie	NA24/02367	Cairn Terrier	Laura Stone	NQ		0
—	Oats	N25/00302	Mixed breed	Jennifer De Clercq	NQ		0

Shed Dog — FEO (For Exhibition Only)

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
—	Dash	N25/02731	Golden Retriever	Shawn Sloan	NQ		0

Shed Dog — Junior Handler

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Coulee	N22/00978	Labrador retriever	Alycia Rogal	Q	2:46.35	25	Advancing to Semifinal
—	Clover	N23/00743	German Shepherd Dog	KRISTY BERRIER	NQ		0

Shed Dog — Level I

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Roma	N25/02753	Mixed breed	Natasha Korva	Q	1:43.69	25	Advancing to Semifinal
—	Benjamin	N23/01300	Beagle	Melanie Connellan	NQ		0
—	Gemsun	N25/01610	Mastiff	Karen Massner	SCR		0
—	George	N23/00704	Labrador Retriever	Lori Backen	NQ		0
—	Grizzy	N24/01083	Newfoundland	Pat Hockin	NQ		0
—	Hella	N24/01536	Belgian Malinois	Marc Leger	NQ		0
—	Honey	N24/00868	Keeshond	Sandra Mccuaig	NQ		0
—	Jessie	N25/00281	Beagle	Madison barry	NQ		0
—	Murphy	N21/00172	Golden Retriever	Shawn Sloan	NQ		0
—	Oats	N25/00302	Mixed breed	Jennifer De Clercq	NQ		0
—	Pilgrim	N24/01013	Siberian Husky	Megg Turner	NQ		0
—	Teddy	N24/00782	Miniature poodle	Sheryll Ford	NQ		0

Shed Dog — Level II

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Pip Squeak	N24/00864	Miniature American Shepherd	Joellyn Kennedy	Q	1:01.75	25	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Kismet	N24/02359	German Shorthaired Pointer	Amie Barnes	Q	1:45.54	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Bug	N22/00757	Spanish Water Dog	Tammy Brooks	Q	2:49.50	25	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Rizzo	N22/01451	Australian Shepherd	Gwen Nowosad	Q	2:43.66	20	Advancing to Semifinal
—	Amy	N23/01165	Labrador Retriever	Jessica Haines	NQ		0
—	Chip	N24/01071	Parson Russell Terrier	Kate Reed	NQ		0
—	Dylan	N22/01460	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Deb Flanagan	NQ		0
—	Freya	N25/01124	German Shorthaired Pointer	Kamala Patel	NQ		0
—	IV	N23/01485	Australian Kelpie	Val Lanthier	NQ		0
—	Minnow	N23/00978	Border Collie	Melissa Forsythe	NQ		0
—	Nugget	N23/00822	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Bi Han (Amy) Su	NQ		0
—	Revy	N24/01069	Labrador Retriever	Crystal Penney	NQ		0
—	Sochi	N24/00292	Siberian Husky	Kendra Tkach	NQ		0
—	Tony	N24/00387	Golden Retriever	Angie Hanson	NQ		0

Shed Dog — Level III

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Lou	N23/01313	Mixed Breed	Michelle Eadie	Q	1:50.12	50	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Vimy	N21/00315	Mixed Breed	Kendra Lutz	Q	2:40.34	50	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Vladimir	N22/00182	Border Terrier	Glenda jerrett	Q	2:50.95	50	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Zinogre	N24/00467	Belgian Malinois	Calsey Langkopf	Q	1:04.53	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Lily	N23/00622	Labrador Retriever	Lori Weltz	Q	1:00.75	23	Advancing to Semifinal
6	Faith	N24/01025	Labrador Retriever	Carole Toupin	Q	2:25.08	23	Advancing to Semifinal
—	Carbon	N21/00660	Australian Shepherd	Alannah schurman	NQ		0
—	Echo	N22/01208	Labrador Retriever	Mahalia Goodey	NQ		0

Shed Dog — Master Champion

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Rookie	N22/00179	Belgian Malinois	Emily Wharton	Q	0:19.78	25	Advancing to Semifinal
—	Enroh	N23/00592	German Shepherd Dog	Calsey Langkopf	NQ		0
—	Glitch	N22/00138	German Shepherd Dog	Carrie McAunaul	NQ		0
—	Tziloco	N23/00534	German Shepherd Dog	Danica Auld	NQ		0

Trailing & Locating — FEO (For Exhibition Only)

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Dash	N25/02731	Golden Retriever	Shawn Sloan	Q	2:44.79	50
2	Trevi	N22/01448	Australian Shepherd	Mahalia Goodey	Q	3:10.36	50

Trailing & Locating — Junior Handler

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
—	Clover	N23/00743	German Shepherd Dog	KRISTY BERRIER	NQ		0	Advancing to Semifinal
—	Coulee	N22/00978	Labrador retriever	Alycia Rogal	NQ		0	Advancing to Semifinal

Trailing & Locating — Level I

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Freya	N25/01124	German Shorthaired Pointer	Kamala Patel	Q	4:38.35	50	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Squirt	N24/00730	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	McKenna Mercier	Q	0:24.47	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Scottie	N24/00173	Boxer	Paul Wilcox	Q	0:42.27	25	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Pip Squeak	N24/00864	Miniature American Shepherd	Joellyn Kennedy	Q	0:52.07	25	Advancing to Semifinal
—	Gia	N23/01483	Portuguese Water Dog	Karen Massner	NQ		0
—	Honey	N24/00868	Keeshond	Sandra Mccuaig	NQ		0
—	Max	N24/01604	Miniature Australian Shepherd	Clif Donaldson	SCR		0
—	PJ	N23/00890	Cairn Terrier	Christine Orme	NQ		0
—	Tennant	N24/00077	Vizsla	Kamala Patel	NQ		0

Trailing & Locating — Level II

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Obi	N24/00407	Jagdt Terrier	Michelle Eadie	Q	2:08.38	50	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Amy	N23/01165	Labrador Retriever	Jessica Haines	Q	3:18.86	50	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Jessie	N25/00281	Beagle	Madison barry	Q	2:59.34	48	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Loki (Cairn Terrier)	N23/00891	Cairn Terrier	Christine Orme	Q	1:31.97	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Murphy	N21/00172	Golden Retriever	Shawn Sloan	Q	1:53.28	25
6	Nugget	N23/00822	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Bi Han (Amy) Su	Q	2:04.69	25
—	Ava	N24/00688	Shetland Sheepdog	Mrs. Kimberly M. Strassner	SCR		0
—	Bug	N22/00757	Spanish Water Dog	Tammy Brooks	NQ		0
—	Dylan	N22/01460	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Deb Flanagan	NQ		0
—	Mimik	N22/00784	American Staffordshire Terrier	Jodie Boudreault	NQ		0
—	Pilgrim	N24/01013	Siberian Husky	Megg Turner	NQ		0
—	Pinot	N23/00725	Silken Windhound	Susan April	NQ		0
—	Rolo	N24/01538	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Blake Sundin	NQ		0
—	Sochi	N24/00292	Siberian Husky	Kendra Tkach	NQ		0
—	Teddy	N24/00782	Miniature poodle	Sheryll Ford	NQ		0

Trailing & Locating — Level III

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Wally	N23/00623	Labrador Retriever	Lori Weltz	Q	0:50.88	50	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Asuma	N22/00826	Mixed Breed	Jess Gomery	Q	2:27.03	50	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Carbon	N21/00660	Australian Shepherd	Alannah schurman	Q	3:44.21	50	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Wyatt	N23/00585	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Erin Rudd	Q	4:23.02	50	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Badger	N21/00461	Jack Russell Terrier	Jacqui Reber	Q	1:53.14	25
—	Chip	N24/01071	Parson Russell Terrier	Kate Reed	NQ		0
—	Tony	N24/00387	Golden Retriever	Angie Hanson	NQ		0

Trailing & Locating — Master Champion

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Bart	N21/00637	Curly Coated Retriever	Karen Douglass	Q	1:32.52	50	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Echo	N22/01208	Labrador Retriever	Mahalia Goodey	Q	2:36.87	50	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Seeker	N22/00140	Shetland Sheepdog	Amie Barnes	Q	0:32.41	25	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Violet	N22/01216	Belgian Sheepdog	Shelly Brosnan	Q	1:31.07	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Bolt	N21/00657	Boston Terrier	Gretchen Steele	Q	2:24.79	25
6	Tziloco	N23/00534	German Shepherd Dog	Danica Auld	Q	2:44.72	23
—	Felipe	N22/00183	Border Terrier	Glenda jerrett	NQ		0

Urban Locating — FEO (For Exhibition Only)

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Trevi	N22/01448	Australian Shepherd	Mahalia Goodey	Q	1:48.21	48
2	Tennant	N24/00077	Vizsla	Kamala Patel	Q	0:17.31	25

Urban Locating — Grand Champion

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Pyro	N22/00116	Jack Russell Terrier	Tracey Gwilliam	Q	0:11.28	25	Advancing to Semifinal

Urban Locating — Junior Handler

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Disco	N22/00973	Miniature Dachshund	Kate Peterson Koch	Q	0:57.38	50	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Rill	N23/01045	Labrador retriever	Sydney Brooks	Q	0:10.31	24	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Clover	N23/00743	German Shepherd Dog	KRISTY BERRIER	Q	0:17.00	24	Advancing to Semifinal

Urban Locating — Level I

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Olive	N24/00431	Brussels Griffon	Kate Copithorne	Q	0:43.44	49	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Freya	N25/01124	German Shorthaired Pointer	Kamala Patel	Q	1:08.13	48	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Encore	N24/01227	Labrador Retriever	Amy Siemens	Q	2:28.31	46	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Whip	N25/01185	American Cocker Spaniel	Renee Sobie	Q	0:07.81	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Maki	N25/00929	Shiba Inu	Angela Evans-Schur	Q	0:12.31	25
6	Squirt	N24/00730	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	McKenna Mercier	Q	0:44.35	25
7	Zeke	N25/00571	Eurasier	Shayna Torgerson	Q	0:13.25	24
8	Loki (Cairn Terrier)	N23/00891	Cairn Terrier	Christine Orme	Q	0:53.56	24
—	Levi	N25/00122	Miniature American Shepherd	Clif Donaldson	SCR		0
—	Loki (Shiba Inu)	N25/00909	Shiba Inu	Courtney MacLean	NQ		0
—	Nyxie	N24/00551	Rat terrier	Marla Fehr	NQ		0

Urban Locating — Level II

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Bruce	N23/00707	Miniature Pinscher	Michelle Eadie	Q	1:59.64	45	Advancing to Semifinal
2	River (Vizsla)	N24/00078	Vizsla	Kamala Patel	Q	3:10.14	45	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Sochi	N24/00292	Siberian Husky	Kendra Tkach	Q	0:13.13	25	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Pearl	N24/00406	Mixed Breed	Renee Gilead	Q	0:13.19	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Jessie	N25/00281	Beagle	Madison barry	Q	0:27.78	25
6	Pinot	N23/00725	Silken Windhound	Susan April	Q	0:30.28	25
7	Mimik	N22/00784	American Staffordshire Terrier	Jodie Boudreault	Q	1:09.43	25
8	Nauti	N25/00401	Standard Poodle	Kaitlynn Webster	Q	1:55.57	25
9	Grizzy	N24/01083	Newfoundland	Pat Hockin	Q	0:15.28	24
10	Junior	N23/00859	English Springer Spaniel	Sarah Pahlke	Q	0:40.44	24
—	Murphy	N21/00172	Golden Retriever	Shawn Sloan	NQ		0
—	Obi	N24/00407	Jagdt Terrier	Michelle Eadie	NQ		0

Urban Locating — Level III

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Carbon	N21/00660	Australian Shepherd	Alannah schurman	Q	0:03.75	25	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Chip	N24/01071	Parson Russell Terrier	Kate Reed	Q	0:05.78	25	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Wally	N23/00623	Labrador Retriever	Lori Weltz	Q	0:07.19	25	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Wyatt	N23/00585	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Erin Rudd	Q	0:08.16	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Pilgrim	N24/01013	Siberian Husky	Megg Turner	Q	0:10.22	25
6	Nugget	N23/00822	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Bi Han (Amy) Su	Q	0:14.53	25
7	Teddy	N24/00782	Miniature poodle	Sheryll Ford	Q	0:19.06	25

Urban Locating — Master Champion

Place	Dog	Registration	Breed	Handler	Result	Time	Total	Status
1	Echo	N22/01208	Labrador Retriever	Mahalia Goodey	Q	1:49.27	50	Advancing to Semifinal
2	Watson	N23/00124	Cairn Terrier	Shelley Gaudry	Q	2:10.04	50	Advancing to Semifinal
3	Synder	N22/01194	Standard Poodle	Trudy Strawn	Q	3:16.35	49	Advancing to Semifinal
4	Pedro	N23/01047	Border Terrier	Glenda jerrett	Q	0:06.88	25	Advancing to Semifinal
5	Violet	N22/01216	Belgian Sheepdog	Shelly Brosnan	Q	0:07.19	25
6	Tony	N24/00387	Golden Retriever	Angie Hanson	Q	0:09.15	25
7	Tonka	N22/01449	Miniature Pinscher	Michelle Eadie	Q	0:09.19	25
8	Badger	N21/00461	Jack Russell Terrier	Jacqui Reber	Q	0:15.40	25
9	Tziloco	N23/00534	German Shepherd Dog	Danica Auld	Q	0:20.19	25
10	Bolt	N21/00657	Boston Terrier	Gretchen Steele	Q	0:35.34	25
11	Harley	N22/00785	Mixed Breed	Jodie Boudreault	Q	0:42.53	25
12	Seeker	N22/00140	Shetland Sheepdog	Amie Barnes	Q	0:06.88	24
13	Bart	N21/00637	Curly Coated Retriever	Karen Douglass	Q	0:25.00	24
—	Shirley	N22/00972	Basset Hound	Kate Peterson Koch	SCR		0

September 17 – 20, 2026

Owego, NY

More Important Dates:

Showcase 09/17/2026
Banquet 09/19/2026

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