A dog waits to bite the Schutzhund sleeve.
Clive Jones & his dog Axel.
Alison Lawrence training Schutzhund.
Alison Lawrence and her dog doing Schutzhund.
This is my dear puppy-dog, Milo.
He is a really sweet and innocent little dog, that get's away with everything! I mean, look at that pretty face :P
I've had a fantastic time today finding out about the dog sport of Schutzhund with the Leicestershire Schutzhund Club. I'm researching an article for Dogs Monthly, and recording interviews for DogCast Radio too. I was offered the chance to be the "helper" - the one who wears the glove. I jumped at the chance, and although as you can see in the first photo the force of lovely German Shepherd Susie's jump surprised me at first, all she wanted to do was play tug of war with the glove. If the glove is thrown on the floor, the dog picks up the glove and ignores the person who has thrown it on the floor. It's just like a game of tug you might play with your dog with a rope toy.
Susie is delighted to have won the sleeve off me!
Julie and Susie playing tug of war with the Schutzhund sleeve.
My first experience of Schutzhund with lovely German Shepherd Susie.
Dogs Trust do an incredible job in the UK rehoming dogs and making those in their shelters as happy as possible. At my local shelter there are a mother and son looking for a new home together. They look lovely and I hope they are soon happily settled with a new owner. Bless 'em.
MUMS THE WORD AT DOGS TRUST RODEN
Mother and Son, Duke and Sheba, desperate for a home together
