The SV (btw, SV stands for Schaeferhund Verein which literally translates to Shepherd Club) is the GSD registry and national GSD club in Germany. They are a member of the WUSV, which is the World Union of German Shepherd Clubs. The GSDCA is a member of the WUSV. The WUSV has a Schutzhund trial every year where each country that is a member of the WUSV sends a team to compete in that trial....kind of like the Olympics. Just like the Olympics, many countries have hosted the WUSV trial and it rotates yearly. This year, Slovakia is hosting the WUSV trial. It is NOT the "SV's trial", but rather is a trial for all member countries of the WUSV. Julie Degen _www.caissonkennels.com_ (http://www.caissonkennels.com/) "A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both ends!" In a message dated 8/10/2009 9:15:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: The SV, (as I understand it) is the registry in Germany. They put on a World Trial, hosted by different countries. If I understand it, in 2013, they are being hosted by the GSDCA, (whatever that means). I am all for anything that promotes our club, our breed and our members. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================