Pictures of Mr. Hintz
judging dogs at various Schutzhund (SchH) or Versatility test
for Working Dogs (VPG) (new name as of Jan 1, 2004) dog
events.
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A big thank you goes out to the various people
that took these pictures.
To read a brief
summary about Schutzhund and the sport of Schutzhund
Click here.
Southwest Working Dog Assoc
Dog Trial 03/13/2004
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Yolo
County Schutzhund Club Schutzhund
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Dog Trial 08/10/2003
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The Rose City Working Dog Association
Schutzhund
Dog Trial 10/25/2002
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USA
North American 2001 Championship
Dog Trial 05/04-06/2001 (Tracking
Judge)
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SCHUTZHUND
(SchH) or VERSATILITY TEST FOR WORKING DOGS (VPG)
Schutzhund trial (test) is where "a
dog" is trained in tracking, obedience and [simulated]
protection, in preparation to be tested at a dog trial by a
qualified dog judge. When the dog's performance passes
in all three phases, the dog receives a SchH (Schutzhund)
title. This title is written behind the dog's registered
name, similar as with human's BA or Phd, etc..
Schutzhund was originally designed around 1900,
as a working dog breeder tool in testing the dog's working
ability. The functions of the Schutzhund phases is to
test the dog: interest/drive to work, physical
structural capacity to work, mental, temperament
capacity to work and many other features. Today,
Schutzhund not only attempts to fulfill it's original function
but also function as a "sport" for dog owner's to
train and compete in with their dog. As with all sports,
that intertwine humans and animals, there people who
specialize in specific part or parts and others that trade in
it. Similar to most sports, the majority of participants
in the sport of Schutzhund are the average individual who has
a love for dogs and the dog they train, is also their
household pet.
Schutzhund originated in Germany and though the
word Schutzhund in the German language means "protection
dog", protection work is only a third (1/3) of the dog's
work it is test on during a Schutzhund trial. Therefore
as of January 1, 2004 these dog events name is being changed
from Schutzhund to "VERSATILITY TEST FOR WORKING
DOGS" or "VPG", which stands for "Vielseitigkeitsprüfung
für Gebrauchshunde" in the German language.
Dogs that have attained a SchH/ VPG title, are
ideal for various types of service work, since the dog has
been tested in simulated functions that a service dog would be
fulfilling. Most SchH/VPG titled dogs are ideal
household dogs and pets. Some of the public sector has a
misunderstanding of what makes an ideal protection dog.
An ideal personal protection dog is a dog that
can interact with most everyone, recognize a threat, threaten
back and if necessary use a reasonable amount of force to stop
the threat. In some ways similar to how an ideal body
guard might function.
Below is a LINK to a list of USA
Schutzhund Clubs.
http://germanshepherddog.com/clubs/index.htm
Last revised: 2004-03-22
