“SCHUTZHUND”
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The concept of Schutzhund evolved over 100 years ago in Europe when concerned dog owners set up a training and testing program for privately owned working dogs. The dogs were to be able to use all their capabilities and thus the owners were able to reap the benefits as well as valuable clues for collecting a good breeding specimen. The dogs and handlers enjoyed working as a team in the three categories of the Schutzhund (protection dog) program: Tracking, Obedience, and Protection.
Today,
the exercises have changed slightly and, depending on the Schutzhund degree,
consist of the following:
Tracking:
The dog must retrace the path of a person (400 -
1500+ yards with 2-4 turns) after 20-60 minutes have elapsed and be able to find 2-3
lost articles, regardless of weather conditions.
Obedience:
The dog must follow the handler’s orders to heel, jump, retrieve,
retrieve over a 6-foot wall and send away, both on and off the leash. The dog
must not be intimidated by any distractions, including the sound of a gun or a
group of strangers milling about.
Protection &
Obedience (Under a Conflict Situation) The dog must without handler assistance,
respond properly in critical situations,
like finding and warning his handler of a hidden person, preventing an assault
on his handler and stopping the villain from escaping. The dog must distinguish
between a harmless bystander and a potentially dangerous person. He must display
courage but restraint on his own when the agitator gives up.
Schutzhund
training is a sport open to dogs of all working breeds, including mixed breeds
if they can do the work. Traditionally, German Shepherds, Boxers, Dobermans,
Rottweilers, Airedales, Bouviers, and Giant Schnauzers have been the most
common, with the German Shepherd dogs outnumbering them all.
Dog/handler
teams from all over the world compete for degrees. Each level is increasingly
more difficult to earn. (SchH 1 to SchH 2 then SchH 3 degree.) Available also
are an Endurance Certificate (AD), and advanced Tracking Degree (FH1, FH2), and
Police Dog degrees for service dog handlers and others.
While
Europe has enjoyed the benefits from the Schutzhund program for decades, Canada,
until recently, adhered to the pet-obedience type of training. In 1979 the
German Shepherd Schutzhund Clubs of Canada
(GSSCC) was formed, bringing together
individual clubs from across Canada. Trials are now held regularly with SV
Judges and many titles have been awarded.
People do not wish to share their house or community with a potentially dangerous dog. ANY large dog is potentially dangerous. The large dog needs to be handled by a responsible, knowledgeable person who will give a lot of understanding, affection, love, attention and MOST IMPORTANT of all, TRAINING to the dog. Anyone who lacks these basics should not even consider owning a dog and definitely not one of the working breeds.
For
the responsible, private working dog owner; however, the Schutzhund sport has
proven to be an ideal program. Training can be done in very small groups,
training locations are readily available, time requirements are reasonable and
benefits are obvious, knowing how a dog behaves in critical situations is
reassuring and provides better control over the animal, eliminating in fact,
so-called viciousness. The result is a happy, friendly but alert, controllable
family dog that becomes an asset, not a nuisance or even a danger to society.
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