AKC Approves Working Dog Sport ... - Page 1

Interesting, anyone else notice this? http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=2876 Some excerpts from the post are: "The American Kennel Club® Board of Directors has granted the request of four Parent Clubs to approve the Working Dog Sport (WDS), effective January 1, 2007 with regulations to be approved by the AKC Board. The breeds approved to compete in AKC®'s newest sport are the Bouvier des Flandres, Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd Dog, and the Rottweiler." "The Working Dog Sport is designed to enable dogs of applicable breeds to demonstrate the physical and mental abilities needed to perform scent and protection work, while maintaining a high level of control and a strong degree of obedience," said William Speck, AVP Performance Events."

Yes, there's a thread on it started last wk I think: http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/bulletins_read/42846.html