McKenzie River


      Schutzhund  
Wir tue es fur die Hunde , nie fur das Geld
( We do it for the dogs, never for the money )

WELCOME TO OREGON

Tom Jade SchH3 F.H.2 A.D. A.K.C. Champion Tracker V.S.T. T.D.X. T.D. Ecko SchH2 TR3 F.H. 2009 UScA PNW Regional SchH2 Champion	Shannon Pashka SchH3 A.D. Tamika SchH3 A.D. Egan B.H.	Mike Epi SchH2 Ike SchH3 Working Junction City P.D. Bora	Jenny Force SchH2 Blaze B.H. TR1 TR2 TR3 T.D.	Tom Loki B.H. TR1 TR2	Alan Amy SchH3(6X) 2007 UScA Nat'l Obedience Champion 2011 UScA PNW Regional Obedience Champion Yoschy SchH3 WUSV(3X) F.H.

     Welcome to the McKenzie River Schutzhund training group's web page, we are located in the Pacific Northwest, Springfield/Eugene area of Oregon. Schutzhund is a German word meaning "protection dog", but it is a triathlon dog sport that involves training dogs for tracking, obedience, and protection titles. Schutzhund is designed to test the instincts and drives of a dog and see if it acts like a German Shepherd. Interest in the Schutzhund sport began in our area in the early 1980's when a group of people consisting of professional dog trainers, police officers, and people with an assortment of dogs were brought together by an advertisement in the pet section of the local newspaper.

     We are Schutzhund enthusiasts that have a passion for dog training. It takes a lot of time and energy, in addition to regularly scheduled training, to become proficient in Schutzhund. Currently all of our dogs, except one, are H.O.T . (handler owner trained) dogs, an accomplishment we are proud of. Our goals are training our dogs, entering trials, obtaining titles for our dogs, and having some fun and camaraderie along the way. We mostly have German Shepherd's but are not opposed to training with any breed of dog that demonstrates the correct temperament for the sport of Schutzhund.

     Prospective additions to our group are evaluated to determine if we can help you and your dog be successful in Schutzhund and if you will harmoniously intermingle with our group. If you do not attend group training, trials and seminars, and regularly train tracking and obedience, you will not fit in with our group. We do not train personal protection dogs, our dogs are motivated athletic working sport dogs. We are not like a typical club where you pay and expect a Training Director instructs you; you need to ask for help if you don't understand something. No training is better than bad training.

You can't do schutzhund alone, you need a great support group and a good dog.

Membership with any of the National Clubs listed below is a requirement for training with our group.

     Thanks for taking time to learn about us and our dogs.
If you want more information about schutzhund or our group, send one of us an email;

Tom - tmillergsd491 at Q.com Shannon - blickenbergk9 at yahoo.com Mike - casey.michaeldean at yahoo.com Jenny - agilityrott at yahoo.com Alan - abck9 at epud.net

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