Events
LCA Water Test
LCNW hosts a 5th Annual All-Breed Water Test
Saturday & Sunday, September 6 & 7, 2025
You are invited to join us at the 5th annual LCA Water Test sponsored by the LCNW. The LCA Water Test is open to all breeds. Find all of the details and entry form in the 2025 Water Test Premium.
The LCA Water Test is a series of exercises designed to test the intelligence, instinct, and stamina of the Leonberger. The exercises cannot be executed as they would be in realistic situations due to test conditions and restrictions. Exercises simulate real life rescue situations safely within the constraints of the test site. The ideal working relationship is a balance of controlled performance and natural independence. Dogs should display efficiency in accomplishing their tasks and also a willingness and enjoyment in their work.
Water Test 2025:
- Two Clubs, Two Tests - LCNW is partnering with Newfoundland Club of Seattle (NCS). Both clubs will share the same test dates, site, judges, volunteers, and equipment.
- The NCS Water Test is a separate test. The NCA Water Test is not all-breed.
LCA Key Water Test Information
- Tests offered: WD, WRD, WRDX
- General Entry Limitations: Entries limited to 15 dogs total on each day
- When: September 6 & 7, 2025
- Where: Deep Lake, Nolte State Park, Enumclaw, WA.
- Judges: Sue Raney (NCA) & Heidi Forrest (NCA)
- Close: Monday, August 25, 2025 at 5pm
- Open: (LCA Members only): July 11, 2025
- Open: (Non-members and all breed): July 21, 2025
- Entry delivery: USPS, email, or hand to the test secretary (see details in the premium)
- Entry fee: $50 USD per dog, per test
- Payments: by check, payable to Leonberger Club of the Northwest (see details in the premium)
- Volunteers: To volunteer, please contact Jody Woodruff (see details in the premium)
- Spectators: Spectators welcome. LCNW members are encouraged to volunteer. Please leave unentered dogs at home. Unentered dogs are not permitted in the official test area.
Premium and Entry Form Downloads
Entries must be made on an official LCA entry form. Be sure to include a current copy of the dog’s most current AKC, ILP/PAL, or foreign registration. Please Type or Print Legibly.
Your forms and payments must be RECEIVED by the deadline,
August 25, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. (PST), to compete in the test.
Mail forms and fees to Water Test Secretary:
(see mailing details in the premium)
All fees payable to :
Leonberger Club of the Northwest
Please remember to print a copy of the forms for your records.