The man with the right words and correct thinking. I've had a number of my dogs go on K9 duty. However, I never had any go to someone wanting the SchH competition. It's just not what I would call a "sport" by any means. Tnx Evan!!! Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 7:07 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] K-9s in police work -- SchH training, etc. The most amazing part of schutzhund is that there is no licensing, no limits, and no organization to say who can teach or train it. There are some great instructors, and many more who have no idea what they are doing. Then you couple that with an organization who refuses to recognize anyone but themselves and you have a very limited bases of quality. I have a hard time accepting the sport. I do recognize those who want to be involved, and do recognize there are some good dogs trained well. But, from my observation, it is something filled with danger. That might be tainted by the fact that I handle dog attacks many times, and dog bites constantly. I see little reason to teach a beautiful German shepherd to attack on command. It is similar to teaching a child to shoot a gun. A dog does not make adult choices. It can be trained to obey, but never to reason or reflect. That may be the problem. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 7/24/12 4:52:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jokaysedona@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: What I fond interesting is the SchH club will not let you get titles with other clubs like the GSDCA/AKC/UKC, etc? I was a bit surprised to here that. They evidently are in competition with each others titles? You only get your titles through the SchH club. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2437.1.1/5153 - Release Date: 07/24/12 14:36:00 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================