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Schutzhund (/'ʃʊtshʊnt/, German for "protection dog" [c]), currently known competitively as IGP [b] and previously as IPO, [a] is a dog sport that tests a dog's tracking, obedience, and protection skills, and evaluates if a dog has the appropriate traits and characteristics of a good working dog. [1]
Trakr (c. 1994 – April 2009) was a German Shepherd police dog who along with his handler, Canadian police officer James Symington, discovered the last survivor of the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001.
Apollo was a German Shepherd born around 1992, who was in service with the K-9 unit of the New York Police Department (NYPD). [4] In 1994, he graduated from the NYPD Canine Special Operations Division, and was one of the first dogs to learn search and rescue. Apollo passed Type-II training in Florida in 1997, and Type-I in Indianapolis in 1999.
German Shepherds are one of the most intelligent dog breeds; Reader's Digest ranked the top smartest breeds recently and the German Shepherd came in at #3. They say, "The breed was bred for its ...
Attack dog training is a variation of sentry dog training, only instead of bringing attention to an intruder, is trained to chase, hold and injure, or possibly kill, a perceived hostile target. [8] Attack dogs are trained to interpret a situation and react accordingly. In formal training, the dogs are exposed to gunfire, traffic and other ...
A German Shepherd police dog, who despite being stabbed while tracking a violent suspect, followed the man to his hideout and assisted in his disarming and arrest. March 2005 [2] April 2006: Zoltan A police dog who was stabbed while attempting to disarm a man who had been threatening members of the public and the police with a knife. April 2005 [2]
Like Ollie, a German Shepherd mix who seems to have "lost all hope" about finding a forever home. The dog was recently shared by the Madera Animal Shelter in Madera, California, who want to see ...
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