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by msbwarrior on 03 October 2011 - 20:10
I have a GSD female that is going to be 2 in a few weeks. She has been trainied for on and off leash obedience with an trainer who specializes in obedience and PPD. I would really love to get her in teh sport of Shutzhund instead of the protection. It just seems like it would be fun for both of us. I have a Menlo Park Shutzhund Training 10 minutes from my house. I also have interest in agility work......................so confusing!! What would be the best for me and my dog??
This is my girls dad.Check out his pedigree. I know she doesn't come a working line, but some dogs to have titles. I would just eb looking for the sport aspect of it, and see where it goes.
( Superioue's Nathan)
This is my girls dad.Check out his pedigree. I know she doesn't come a working line, but some dogs to have titles. I would just eb looking for the sport aspect of it, and see where it goes.
( Superioue's Nathan)
by hexe on 03 October 2011 - 20:10
There's no limit to the activities you and your girl can participate in--and with a SchH club located so close to you, it would be silly not to at least visit there and see if it's a good fit for all of you!
by Donnerstorm on 03 October 2011 - 22:10
I ditto what Hexe said why choose when you can do it all if you and your dog enjoy it!
by msbwarrior on 03 October 2011 - 23:10
Would the club be open to a dog starting at the age of 2??? The PPD traing is quite expensive almost $2,000.00 for 4 months. I would rather try Shutzhund and put the money towards club fees, traing and supplies.
by hexe on 04 October 2011 - 02:10
I can't speak for the Menlo Park club, but it's not at all unusual for a newcomer to the sport to start out with an adult dog, and I'd be surprised if they turned your girl away because she wasn't a totally green pup. A two year old is actually just hitting maturity mentally and physically, in most cases, so that's nowhere near too old...and as long as a dog is physically sound enough to handle the demands of the exercises, there's really no such thing as 'too old' to start in Schutzhund or any other activity.
The main thing most Schutzhund clubs are concerned with is whether or not the owner of the dog can and will commit the time necessary to do the training--with three phases to learn, it's a lot of work, and there's a lot of folks who drop out after a few months or even weeks because of that. But if you enjoy doing stuff with your dog, and you enjoy seeing your dog learn new things, you'll probably have a different viewpoint, and it won't seem like 'work' at all. :)
The main thing most Schutzhund clubs are concerned with is whether or not the owner of the dog can and will commit the time necessary to do the training--with three phases to learn, it's a lot of work, and there's a lot of folks who drop out after a few months or even weeks because of that. But if you enjoy doing stuff with your dog, and you enjoy seeing your dog learn new things, you'll probably have a different viewpoint, and it won't seem like 'work' at all. :)
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