Schutzhund

As a protection dog is called a dog house, which undergo a protection dog training and has successfully completed a series of tests. The Schutzhund training and subsequent testing can complete dogs of all breeds in principle.

• 2.1 history
• 2.2 tests
• 2.3 competitions
• 2.4 Mondioring

Training

Sports

The training of the dog should begin at an early age. Here the dog is trained, he later protection sleeves sees as prey and can be formed over his prey behavior. It is difficult to convey to the dog in this situation obedience. To learn the necessary commands, but also the barking and other skills, it is necessary to calm the dog does not like in the submission.

In sports, it is all about to train the dog to run an obedient even in extreme situations companion. Today the animals are increasingly designed primarily about motivation and game without significant pressure. The dog in the sport learns not to bite a human, but he captured the protection sleeve.

Service dogs

A service dog that is used as a guard dog, goes through a similar training, but which is constructed much more complicated and usually needs vonstattengehen also faster than a run in the sport dog. In the training of police dog is not about the game with the helper for the loot sleeves like in sports, but actually about being able to put an offender in case of emergency: In the police dog area of ​​the dog is trained to ask specific people, even in an emergency attack ( civil sharpness), and drain on command of the handler without hesitation again. Both in Germany and in Austria and Switzerland, there are statutory provisions which regulate the use of dogs against people and the training to do so. He is often either generally reserved for the authorities or require, for example, in the private security industry must obtain a permit.

Dog sports

History

In 1906 the first Schutzhund competition was held in Germany. The winner was a German Shepherd. The tests, which largely expired over 100 years and the same, among other attacks of the dog on a Figuranten (also protection helper ) contained have been modified under the pressure of public opinion. Core of the tests are now the self-defense of the dog and the defense of the handler.

Tests

In dog sports there are tested in the country organizations of the FCI and its member clubs an international working dog test, in the use of dogs in different areas ( departments ). In addition to track and subordination including security service. In VDH similar tests were called only Schutzhund ( SchH ), later the term versatility test for working dogs ( VPG ) replaced since 1 January 2012 the names of the tests in the VDH international working dog trials IPO. In ÖKV the relevant test sport utility dog test ( ÖPO ) is called.

In addition to the working dog trials, in which the dogs are tested in various fields exists in the FCI also a protective service examination, ( neither track nor subordination ) is checked in the only protection service. However, set the appropriate indicator SPr 1 to 3 SPr no training title within the meaning of the show or the show order, discipline and order Körung regulations is pure and competitions in protection work are not permitted according to the rules of the FCI.

Competitions

With a trained protection dog can take part in a variety of competitions. Many dog ​​sports clubs organize in addition to the association tests in which it is mainly about reaching the next higher level exam, also Cup fights. There are different competitions. There are team competitions where usually take two dog handlers together as a team or individual competition. In Cup fighting dogs only in Section B ( subordination ) and / or C ( defense) are presented. The evaluation of the performance takes over a power converter as in normal examinations.

In addition to the Cup battles there are championships. There is a difference between the races of the individual breed associations and the Allrassenveranstaltungen. Be Demonstrated dogs only in the IPO 3 The breed associations of other breeds (eg, Doberman, German Boxer, Malinois, German Shepherd Dog ) align own German Championships. Participation is open to there only dogs of each breed. In addition to the championships of the breed associations of the German dog sport Association ( DHV ) offers championships for all breeds, the German Championships (DM ) of the DHV. For this you have to qualify through a variety of events of member associations. At the German Championships of VDH to make the best dogs of the respective races and the dhv to determine the top six team Germany for the FCI World Championships.

Mondioring

A variant of the Schutzhund sport is the Mondioringsport or ring sport that neither of the FCI yet - is recognized by the VDH - in Germany. Although there are no tests of the FCI in this sport and in Mondioring no vested rights to the title International Working Champion ( Cacit ) are issued, there is a approved by the FCI International Examination Regulations for Mondioring ( IPO MR). In neighboring countries, there are still outside the Mondioring French Ring, Campagne, Belgian Ring and KNPV ( the exams of the Royal Netherlands Police Dogs Association ), where these sports are different. Mondioring includes (where the dog while Mondioring unlike Protection Service receives no punches, but is merely threatened ), guarding one chosen by the judges the subject and the leaders of defense including the simulated attack from the front with a stick.

The general difference to the security service is that the work done on the costume, which completely protects the Figuranten, as opposed to the arm in the protection dog sports. Another difference is that the dog in the Mondioring never own attacks, despite provocation by the helper, the dog may attack only on the command of his handler or if the handler is assaulted.

Demarcation Schutzhund - protection service in the country Dogs Act NRW, civil sharpness

In Dogs Act for the state of North Rhine -Westphalia, a distinction between training as a guard dog and a training in protection work. In the accompanying administrative regulation states: "The training to the detriment of the people or for the protection dog is incumbent generally governmental agencies ( service dog holding administrations ), which have the necessary expertise canine [ ... ]. The training for Schutzhund or the training to the detriment of the people is not to be confused with the protective service or sport dog training the dog. The protective service or sport dog training, only the predatory instinct of the dog is irritated, and his already learned obedience (obedience) and also just checked in engine and under stressful situations. This protection service or sport dog training must be preceded by the so-called companion dog training, in which the dog learns to follow the sound or visual character of its owner comprehensively and to respond safely and quietly to environmental stimuli in each case. " In the training of dogs for civilian persons - and property protection for security guard services, however, there is a training on civil sharpness as guard dogs.