The CCDA encourages the proper handling of cattle with stockdogs.This organization sanctions and promotes cattledog trials and stockdog clinics throughout Canada to promote better breeding, handling, and training of stockdogs. The CCDA finals are typically in July and their qualifying year runs form April 1 to March 31. Nursery dogs competing in the 2024-2025 qualifying year must have been born after October 1, 2021.