Schutzhund: Theory and Training Methods

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When Susan Barwig published the first edition of this book in 1978, she meant it to be a basic introduction to the sport, an answer to the question “What is Schutzhund?”

In 1978, Schutzhund was a little-known and arcane discipline practiced by a few hundred devotees across the United States. They were regarded with suspicion and even horror by many American dog fanciers. In the United States there was no old and accepted tradition of working dogs, as there was in Western Europe, and twelve years ago Americans tended to associate any sort of biting-dog training with shady characters in greasy overalls who fed their dogs gunpowder in order to make them mean.

In 1978, advertisements for German Shepherd Dogs mentioned side gait more often than working ability, and not many people considered a pedigree full of German Schutzhund III dogs a selling point for a litter of puppies.

In 1978, animals with AKC Companion Dog titles were advertised as “working” dogs. Much has changed in twelve years.

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