New Schutzhund A!!!

Catu · 11-20-2011, 09:38 PM

Since the only reason I started doing Schutzhund (beyond the fun of it) is to learn, there is nothing I can really lose, and since if I was going to mess it, lets mess it right, I decided to jump and present Diabla in this weekend championship in a "real" category. On the other hand I wanted to prepare myself and Diabla for IRO and it would be a great opportunity to try many of the obedience part of it that both share and I had never trialed before. She used to be a great tracker, but she already learnt to airscent and trying a SchH I was moot point.

Diabla has been out of Schutzhund for months, since we started seriusly training in SAR, and had done no protection since January, so with only a short warm-up the day before the protection was less than stellar (Poor Diabla was happy to find a "victim" behind the blind, barked beautiful, but was quite surprised to be hit by the helper) but still gave more of herself than I thought and we passed with a "Very Good" in obedience and "Sufficient" in protection.

She got 1º place... but we were tho only ones in our category

GSDBESTK9 · 11-20-2011, 09:40 PM

Congratulations!!!!

Mrs.K · 11-20-2011, 09:41 PM

Congratz. She's awesome!

Shaina · 11-20-2011, 09:43 PM

Thats the strangest angle for the AFrame Ive ever seen! LOL Congrats!

Catu · 11-20-2011, 09:53 PM

I love how her eyes are fixed on the dumbell!! Good there are no contacts in SchH

W.Oliver · 11-20-2011, 09:53 PM

Given the level of prep for the trial, you have to be very, very pleased with her!!!!! AWESOME!

**Castlemaid** · 11-21-2011, 01:50 AM

What a great brag and accomplishment on top of everything you have done with Diabla. And what a great picture - the moment captured is so unique! I love how she is just flying to the dumbbell by the shortest route off the A frame.

And having all those spectators that close to you during the obedience phase

, WOW, that alone is a great test of training and working through distractions.

Congrats again!

Catu · 11-21-2011, 08:06 PM

Diabla is such a good dog. Now I officially retire her from SchH, though. She is "sufficient" in all the sense of the world and as much as she loves protection, she is not a dog to compete with. But SAR... she loves it as much and she can go as far as we can there!

11-20-2011, 09:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Catu Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Valdivia, Chile Posts: 4,269	New Schutzhund A!!! Since the only reason I started doing Schutzhund (beyond the fun of it) is to learn, there is nothing I can really lose, and since if I was going to mess it, lets mess it right, I decided to jump and present Diabla in this weekend championship in a "real" category. On the other hand I wanted to prepare myself and Diabla for IRO and it would be a great opportunity to try many of the obedience part of it that both share and I had never trialed before. She used to be a great tracker, but she already learnt to airscent and trying a SchH I was moot point. Diabla has been out of Schutzhund for months, since we started seriusly training in SAR, and had done no protection since January, so with only a short warm-up the day before the protection was less than stellar (Poor Diabla was happy to find a "victim" behind the blind, barked beautiful, but was quite surprised to be hit by the helper) but still gave more of herself than I thought and we passed with a "Very Good" in obedience and "Sufficient" in protection. She got 1º place... but we were tho only ones in our category __________________ "The dog does not need to be deranked so much as the people need to learn to act like people worth listening to" Suzanne Clothier. Diabla, my Daemon; SchH A, RH-T A Akela, my Direwolf; Work in Progress Bagheera, Long term puppy host Last edited by Catu; 11-20-2011 at 09:41 PM.

11-20-2011, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
GSDBESTK9 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 28,438	Congratulations!!!! __________________ Carolina Johnson http://www.johnsonhaus.com http://www.carolinak9photography.com

11-20-2011, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Shaina Master Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 752	Thats the strangest angle for the AFrame Ive ever seen! LOL Congrats! __________________ "In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." - Edward Hoagland

11-20-2011, 09:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Catu Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Valdivia, Chile Posts: 4,269	I love how her eyes are fixed on the dumbell!! Good there are no contacts in SchH __________________ "The dog does not need to be deranked so much as the people need to learn to act like people worth listening to" Suzanne Clothier. Diabla, my Daemon; SchH A, RH-T A Akela, my Direwolf; Work in Progress Bagheera, Long term puppy host

11-20-2011, 09:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
W.Oliver Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan Posts: 1,436	Given the level of prep for the trial, you have to be very, very pleased with her!!!!! AWESOME! __________________ India vom Wildhaus CGC Dayna von Royale BH FO CGC Therapy Dogs, Inc. Liberty Working Dog Club

11-20-2011, 09:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mrs.K Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,381	Congratz. She's awesome!

11-21-2011, 01:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
Castlemaid Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northern British Columbia Posts: 9,088	What a great brag and accomplishment on top of everything you have done with Diabla. And what a great picture - the moment captured is so unique! I love how she is just flying to the dumbbell by the shortest route off the A frame. And having all those spectators that close to you during the obedience phase , WOW, that alone is a great test of training and working through distractions. Congrats again! __________________ Lucia Keeta BH, OB1, TR1, AD (HOT) Rottweiler/Hairy Dog mix?? Shelter rescue Gryffon Vom Wildhaus BH, OFA Good (HOT) "Bites Through the Sleeve" Cuddlebug, b: Mar 2009

11-21-2011, 08:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Catu Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Valdivia, Chile Posts: 4,269	Diabla is such a good dog. Now I officially retire her from SchH, though. She is "sufficient" in all the sense of the world and as much as she loves protection, she is not a dog to compete with. But SAR... she loves it as much and she can go as far as we can there! __________________ "The dog does not need to be deranked so much as the people need to learn to act like people worth listening to" Suzanne Clothier. Diabla, my Daemon; SchH A, RH-T A Akela, my Direwolf; Work in Progress Bagheera, Long term puppy host

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