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Why "IPO" in America?

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#1 ·
Why are german shepherd dogs earning IPO titles in America and not Sch anymore?

If they're the same thing, what's the point in changing the name?

I'm just curious, if no one wants to answer, can someone just post a link with answers? :)
 
#5 ·
There used to be both IPO and SchH. Then some countries had VPG to hopefully pacify the fear mongers and green party (ARists). In 2012 all countries agreed to follow one set of rules and SchH was no more.
 
#9 ·
Internationale Prufungs Ordnung or translated to International trial Rules. As middleofnowhere said, the way I understood it, schutzhund changed to IPO so that all countries were using the same rules. Too me, it makes sense because IPO is an internationally competitive sport.
 
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