What is Schutzhund Training?
German Shepherd Schutzhund training involves three phases as outlined below.
Here is a short video demonstrating what Schutzhund is all about.
When translated from German to English, the word Schutzhund literally means“dog protection”.
You can learn how to train Schutzhund by finding a training club in your area and enroll in classes.
German Shepherd Schutzhund training involves measuring the dog's mental ability,
endurance, structural efficiency, the will to work and ability to scent, as well as trainability.
Schutzhund originated in Germany as a selection test for German
Shepherd working breeding dogs but was later used as a way of choosing military and police dogs.
But even the‘Dog Whisperer' rarely deals with creatures such as Yester,
who is no house pet but a Level III Schutzhund, a highly trained German-bred police dog,
used for security purposes only and costing upward of $20,000.