 Academic Background:
Masters of Science degree was at University of Montana in Wildlife Behavior. He worked on the factors involved in determining the traditional annual migration patterns in mule deer. He earned the PhD at Pennsylvania State in Zoology with a specialization in Animal Behavior. He worked with groundhogs there looking at the behavioral changes involved in hibernation and arousal from hibernation. He came to Guelph, Ontario to establish the Animal Behavior Program in the Zoology Department which later spilled over into the Veterinarian College. He then retired, but now holds the rank of Professor Emeritus in Animal Behavior.
Dog background and involvement with NAVHDA:
He got his first dog, a Smooth Haired Fox Terrier when he was 2 years old and have had dogs ever since except for two years or so when he was away in the US army during the Korean thing. He got his first bird dogs when he was 16, English Setters and did a little stint in the American Field, (field trial stuff). But mostly he was interested in hunting with dogs and American Field didn't fill his bill. On getting into school after the army thing, he immediately got a Springer Spaniel. After the Sprigner, came a series of Griffons. His first Griffon was because he became interested in the German testing system and the Jagdgebrauchshund or what we decided to call Versatile Hunting Dogs when we started NAVHDA.
A month or so after getting the Griffon, Ed moved to Guelph, Ontario. He somehow got a copy of the translation of the German tests that Bodo Winterhelt and Doug Hume had done. He made an effort to contact Bodo to try to set up these tests here in Canada. He finally did and they both judged in a test set up at Goodwood. Then, they gathered a small group of interested people and had maybe half a dozen tests from Maine to Québec, to California and more in Ontario. People gradually became aware of the testing and the group grew; people from Virginia, Connecticut, California and Minnesota, then the Lower Midwest, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Soon the Upper West Coast and Idaho came in. Gradually, the organization started with sanctioned tests all over the country. The primary push in the early days was getting the Griffon Club and the Pudelpointer Club backing the tests. VDD had joined by the late 60's and early 70's.
The need for money and something to guide people became necessary by the late 60's. Into the early 70's, Bodo and Ed put the Green Book together under the whip of Ed’s wife at that time. From his years in Academia, he had a lot of writing experience and he knew how to put something together to that was no nonsense, no antidotal stuff, just something everyone could follow and if they did, would have a reasonably well trained dog capable of surviving the Utility Test.
<I heard some years ago that the book had made for NAVHDA over 300,000 and has been the main source of income over the years.> Ed Bailey
Soon after the mid 70's, people started the power struggles, wanted higher level tests, Champions and such and Ed decided that he really didn't need it so resigned as Director of Judging and Secretary and from NAVHDA totally. Bodo lasted a few more years as President before stepping down and finally resigning over the registry business. Ed started writing behavior articles for Gun Dog Magazine in the 80's and was offered the behavior column in the 90's
<It does a good job of keeping me off the streets.> Ed Bailey.
 Kevin graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1991. Kevin traveled west to practice at a clinic in Calgary for a year. Returning to the Ottawa area, Kevin now shares his time between Carleton Veterinary Services and the Lanark Veterinary Clinic. Kevin has a keen interest in surgery, especially orthopaedics. Kevin is married with three daughters. He is an avid hockey fan and enjoys participating in soccer and scuba diving.
 Dr. Andrew Sparling joined Dundas Veterinary Services upon graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1999. He practiced both companion and large animal practice for the first three years slowly transitioning into companion animal medicine fully by 2002 when he became a partner in OVVPC. Most of Dr. Sparling’s time is spent at Osgoode Veterinary Services. Special veterinary interests include canine and feline reproduction. Outside of the office, Dr. Sparling has been involved as a Director for the Central Canada Veterinary Association and sits on the Animal Health Care facility committee for Algonquin College. Andrew shares his home with his wife Manon, two Retriever crosses, an Akita cross and two cats. Spare time is spent doing various sports, camping, playing guitar and researching music of various genres.
Andy Kintsler has 30 duck and goose calling titles including;
- World Goose calling Champion
- 3 time Eastern Canada calling champion
- 3 time Ontario Duck calling champion
For over 15 years Andy has operated Cedar Grove Farms located in Eastern Ontario, one of North America’s premier goose hunting destinations.
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