Proposed Rule Changes... - Page 1

 I am not trying to be a gossip monger here, so please let me preface this question this way... Does anyone have any ACCURATE information regarding proposed rule changes to the schutzhund trial rules? I have heard that the A-frame exercise might be changed to mirror the "agility" requirements of the dog needing to touch both sides of the bottom of the ramp. I suppose that this is for the dog's shoulder joint health. I have also heard that they might do away with the courage test??? Again, this is out of concern for the dog's neck, back, etc... I am all for my dog's safety, but schutzhund with no courage test? Is there any serious chance that this could happen?

Go to USA's website and read the report from the WUSV judges' meeting, both of those items were discussed there.

thank you for the information

do you happen to have a link to this page - please

wwww.germanshepherddog.com= USA's website.

Here you go (click, then scroll down):

http://www.germanshepherddog.com/members/index.htm

I hope they think long and hard before ruining the sport anymore.

RULE CHANGERS

There are no current rule changes. There will be some rule changes in 2010. Here are some items currently being discussed. These are only items being discussed and nothing is yet been determined.

• In tracking the point assessment will change for articles so that if a dog misses all the article the dog cannot pass
• In obedience the climbing wall may eliminated for Sch 1
• On the climbing wall, the dog must touch certain area of the wall to get full points, jumping high and off the wall would be faulty
• Heeling on leash may be back in Sch 1. This would incorporate the BH and Sch 1 in one and same showing
• Required mandatory commands in certain phases
• Required command in transports would be “transport”
• Point allocation and dismissal would be closer or the same if the dog makes the same mistake in different parts of the protection
• Big pressure to eliminate the long bite and the sticks hits. Currently the vast majority do not want to eliminate either
• If the long grip is eliminated, it would follow the DPO call off, then a hold and bark, and re-attack
• Talks regarding attack out of the blind in lieu of escape and defense
• Under WUSV rules, the current would not change

Let's find of what germany is doing. Maybe there was a reason they had it part of the breeding test schutzhund.For years many people brought dogs in from germany, We need to be carful of the water down ideas we come up with in the good oh USA.

Don't be so quick to bash "the good oh USA."  I wouldn't be in the least surprised if the "water down ideas" are coming from Germany and not coming from the US.  Animal rights advocates have a much greater say-so in all of Europe.  Isn't it true that even the German rules state that the collars used on the dogs must be "animal rights approved"?  And the Germans don't even HAVE Schutzhund any more - the titles are now "Versatility" titles, not "Protection dog" titles.  Germany also has breed bans.

I agree that we should find out what Germany is doing, so that we can be forewarned as to what bad ideas they'll try to send over here.  Actually, I think we just saw a list of them posted here.

john