Essential Guide to German Shepherd Schutzhund Training

Competition training – IGP (previously known as IPO or also known as Schutzhund)

In this series, we introduce you to the dog sport of Schutzhund. Schutzhund is a German word meaning “protection dog.” Schutzhund work concentrates on three parts: tracking, obedience, and protection. While originally developed as a breed evaluation test specifically for the German Shepherd dog, today dogs from other breeds actively train and compete in the sport. Schutzhund measures the dog’s mental stability, endurance, structural efficiencies, ability to scent, willingness to work, courage, a