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I don't know if it does or doesn't, since I've only ever opened one account here only.  :)

I didn't realize I had two accounts until I was talking with some friends and they asked me my username on here and I told them. But it didnt match with the one they had. O-well. oops

Well, the only thing I can tell you is to use the same one everytime, to avoid any confusion

Sounds good to me.

Thank you two very much! I think I understand SchH a lot more and would love to do it asap. Do you two do SchH? What do you guys think about the sport?

Since this is your first GSD that you are planning on titling, and you are already starting way behind due to her age, I want to caution you.  The one of the hardest things about doing Schutzhund is for you the handler to learn to do things right.  Dogs can be very adaptable and capable of learning, but it is often, we the handler, that create our own problems in training. 

My first GSD is now 4 years old.  He has his conformation rating, CGC, BH, AD, TR1 and also has his hips done.  We will earn his SchH1 sometime this year, but I have been working towards it for 3 1/2 years.  I've made many mistakes in training him, but we have perservered.  I determined that he wasn't what I considered breed worthy and I had him neutered almost a year and a half ago. 

My second GSD is just over 2 years old.  She has her conformation rating, CGC, BH, AD, TR1 and hips and elbows OFA certified.  She will also earn her SchH1 and I will also breed survey her this year.  Only after she has completed these, will I breed her.  She has been much easier to train than my first boy because I have learned a lot in the last couple of years and not made some of the same mistakes this second time around.  I've done a better job in training her, and she just naturally is more willing to work and learn.  

So what I am saying, is don't even consider breeding your girl, until you have jumped through all the hoops.  She may be a fantastic dog, but she might not be breed worthy.  Just like my boy, he's a great dog and I love him, but he's not breeding quality.  I was willing to admit it, and I'm sure the breed is better for it.  It's just to bad so many people are not so concerned about the breed itself, and are blinded by their emotions of how great their dog is.

Marsha Seck

Marsha, Thanks! Its sounds like fun but a lot of hard work. I will get right onto the titling part asap. Thanks so much! I appreciate it a lot. I will not breed her if I don't like she's good enough. I don't want new owners to have to live with my mistakes like I have in the past. Thanks again-Nikki

But, don't be too discouraged on the age thing. But, like Marsha said it does take a lot of time for the novice dog and handler sometimes.  And there's a lot to learn!  And not just the routines!  I did not title my male until he was 4 1/2, however that being said he had gotten the HGH title at 3 years of age, since we were focusing on that first.  My female too, probably won't be title until 4 as well.  She too had focused on the HGH first

Thanks so much everyone. It sounds like a lot of fun, which I will try and do. Thanks again!