Rottweiler Puppies Blog » Working dogs http://rottweilerpuppiesblog.com German Rottweiler Dogs Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The Rottweiler and Schutzhund: http://rottweilerpuppiesblog.com/blog/2008/01/31/the-rottweiler-and-schutzhund/ http://rottweilerpuppiesblog.com/blog/2008/01/31/the-rottweiler-and-schutzhund/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:07:42 +0000 D Dog Fan {http://rottweilerpuppiesblog.com/2008/01/the-rottweiler-and-schutzhund} What is Schutzhund? Well, Schutzhund (German for “protection dog”) tests dogs of all breeds for the traits necessary for police-type work. Dogs that pass Schutzhund tests are considered suitable for a wide variety of tasks: police work, specific odor detection, search and rescue, and many others. The purpose of Schutzhund is to identify dogs that have or do not have the character traits required for these demanding jobs. Some of those traits are:

A strong desire to work
Courage
Intelligence
Trainability
Strong bond to the handler
Perseverance
Protective Instinct

Schutzhund training tests these traits. It also tests physical traits such as strength, endurance, agility, and scenting ability. The goal of Schutzhund is to illuminate the character of a dog through training. Breeders can use this insight to determine how and whether to use the dog in producing the next generation of working dogs. It has long been identified that the Rottweiler is an ideal breed that excells at Schutzhund. It is intelligent, was bred to work and with its trainability and strong instinct to protect it is an ideal candidate for Schutzhund.

Schutzhund Rottweiler
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