Schutzhund Theory and Training Methods book by Susan Barwig and Dr. Stewart Hilliard
Explains Schutzhund and its components including philosophy and training techniques for all 3 phases; tracking, obedience and protection. An excellent overview of the sport. Includes point breakdowns of all three phases and a section on testing a puppy or prospect and numerous photos and illustrations to help the enthusiast better understand the sport. The finest book of it's kind!
Table of Contents:
- What is Schutzhund
- Selecting the Schutzhund Dog
- An Overview of Schutzhund Training
- Tracking: Requirements of the Trial
- An Overview of the Tracking Phase
- Tracking: Roles of the Handler and Tracklayer
- Goal 1: The Handler
- Goal 2: The Tracklayer
- Tracking: Schooling the Dog
- Goal 1: Straight Tracks
- Goal 2: Turns
- Goal 3: Articles
- Goal 4: Age and Length
- Goal 5: Proofing Tracks
- Obedience: Requirements of the Trial
- An Overview of the Obedience Phase
- Obedience: Basic Training
- Goal 1: Teaching Play
- Goal 2: The Sit
- Goal 3: The Down
- Goal 4: The Long Down
- Goal 5: The Stand
- Goal 6: The Finish
- Goal 7: Heeling
- Obedience: The Exercises Out of Motion
- Goal 1: Stand out of Motion
- Goal 2: Sit out of Motion
- Goal 3: Down out of Motion
- Goal 4: The Recall
- Goal 5: Maintaining the Exercises out of Motion
- Obedience: Retrieves, Obstacles and Send-Away
- Goal 1: The Forced Retrieve
- Goal 2: Retrieving over the Obstacles
- Goal 3: The Send-Away
- Protection: The Requirements of the Trial
- An Overview of the Protection Phase
- Protection: Drive Work
- Goal 1: Biting the Sack
- Goal 2: Biting the Sleeve
- Goal 3: Runaway Bites
- Goal 4:The Stick and Drive
- Goal 5: The Courage Test
- Protection: The Hold and Bark and the Out
- Goal 1: The Hold and Bark
- Goal 2: The Out
- Protection: Obedience for Bites
- Goal 1: Obedience for Bites
- Goal 2: The Blind Search
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Schutzhund Terminology
Schutzhund Theory and Training Methods, Susan Barwig and Dr. Stewart Hilliard, 244 pages, 1991, hardcover.
