SchH 3 two year olds? - Page 2

DH, Very well said. Thank You,Jonah

Yes, anytime someone has a dog, and if there is any question on the dogs abilities for any reason, it seems like "midnight trials" and "crate trials" are immediately brought up as the reason. Why don't people start with "unfamiliarity with the new handler", or the dog is simply "rusty" from lack of recent practice?

I think the dog that just won the last worlds was two. Please tell me I am wrong and there is still some hope for me in this sport.

I have 2 dogs now that got their SCH3 at 2yoa and DH is familiar with both dogs and also the trainer. Both dogs have excellent working pedigrees and a great trainer. One of the females had scores of 283, 279 and 285 and the lowest protection score was 94.She was bred in Germany and had pups at less than 2 1/2 years.

Brittany, "I am not a fan of RUSH titling. It serves nothing." What does it serve to take 3-4 years to put a BH or a SCH1 on a dog??

The youngest Rottweiler back in the 80s to get his Schutzhund 3 title was 18 months old. Owned by a long time Rottweiler breeder, he was the first dog she ever trained in Schutzhund, at the Tristate club in Spokane under Willi Pope (senior). No rush, no push. She started ouyt wirh a little bit of a handicap, a minor discussion with Willi that caused her to miss some time in training. I watched this dog coming out of the field after the SCH3 performance, just a young goofy Rottweiler.

I don't train for Schutzund but it seems to me that it can be done. You just have to work at it everyday and have a dog that is in the top "30 percent" of good dogs. Work on your part with a good dog makes it very possible. The "30%" is an estimation. Could be 40 or 20. Point is, it is not that hard to train most dogs if you make up your mind to do it and go at it. Most methods will work. I have tried many methods over the years, Kohler, Monks of New Skete, Positive, Negative, etc. etc. They all work. Some dogs respond better to this one or that one. You need to figure out which one works best for the dog you are working with this month. Some dogs love treats, some love pets, some love toys, some don't give a darn about any of those things. They can all be trained in obedience and further. How far depends on the trainer and the individual dog. Dogs are like humans. There are smart ones, and dumb ones. But most are somewhere in the middle. Like me :-)

Ahh ok gotcha, thanks for the replies. I feel a bit more enlightened now :)

Britt, koffkoffigottobethefriendkoffkoff, koffkoffofthejudgekoffkoff, koffkoffpayedsomuchkoffkoff....... i just wonder when you will learn to better keep your unbiased, uneducated statements to yourself. I can understand that it seems to be a horrendes task to you to title a dog, but rest assured there are peopel out there that know what they are doing. Did you advance further than your BH yet ? Keep on working.... Ulli Dresbach

I have a dog who is eight months shy from two years old that knows all but the send out for the obedience exercises and tracking with articles. Considering he is not the best dog, and I am a worse trainer (and he is my first working dog), and we barely get help, and we really only train like a few days a week. So I think it's very possible with a dedicated team and proper training.