WWDS

Wild West Dogsport

Central California's DVG Schuzhund Club

Training

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”
       Don Williams, Jr.

Wild West Dogsport members meet nearly every Saturday to practice under the direction of our training director and helper Joel Monroe. The day begins in the morning with obedience practice, followed by two run-throughs of protection practice. Training sessions usually last most of the day.

All members practice tracking and obedience on their own during the week, and some of us get together in small groups during the week as well. Contact us for more info!!

What exactly is Schutzhund?

The Germans call it "Hundesport", dog sport. For generations, people from Europe and North America have been drawn into this unique idea of participating in an active sport with a dog. Schutzhund offers this in a way that no other sport can. It is outdoors. It is physical. It is mental. The demands are great, but the sport also offers competition and new friendships. In short, it is what all recreational sports should first be: good exercise, fun and full of rewards.

Schutzhund started at the beginning of this century as a test for working dogs. Its initial purpose was to determine which dogs could be used for breeding and which had true working ability. The growing demand for working dogs made more sophisticated tests and training necessary. These dogs were needed for police training, border patrol, customs, military and herding. As these tests evolved, more people participated just for the sheer enjoyment of seeing if their personal dogs could be trained as effectively as these "professional dogs". Now, over sixty years after the first formal Schutzhund rules were introduced, tens of thousands of people participate in the sport each year.

Click on of these links for more info on each training phase:

    Tracking         Obedience          Protection