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The Landhai Dog Sport Club is open to all breeds and covers 3 sports; GRC, IGP and Working Trials. These sports were chosen because they share a common theme, fulfilling dogs drives in a safe and controlled manner allowing them to be competative and a responsible member of the household. This combination of sports allows for a crossover in training and a wide range of activites to suit any dog.
Our whole club trains together regardless of prefered sporting discipline, ensuring we share our knowledge, support and enthusiasm. We work together and help support each other in our training and competition. Although we don’t currently host our own trials but we do have links to the relevant associations and support members to attend and compete in events.
Membership is limited due to the available resources, and as such you are expected to be an active member of the club. In return you get access to specific club training sessions, our venue and equipment. You’ll also get a discount on Landhai services, including seminars where members also get priority booking.
As with all our services our dog sport club members must subscribe to LIMA (least intrusive, minimally aversive) principles of training.
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GRC stands for gameness, relationship and control. GRC is a new dog sport borne out of the drive sports originally associated with APBT (American Pit Bull Terriers) but now in a format which not only suits all dogs but also adds a layer of control and social responsibility. Dogs compete in their own weight class, from the under 7kg Strawweight up to the over 45kg Super Heavyweight.
Social Responsibility
In order to qualify for the drive events of GRC all handler and dog teams must pass a “Social Responsibility” test. This is broken into three sections; Leash Communication, Obedience and Liberty. The ultimate goal would be for a dog to be able to make good, relaxed, decisions in these situations without the need to be “under orders”. Once they have proven they are socially responsible the teams can move onto the events which allow the dog to express their drive in a controlled manner.
The teams do not need to compete in all drive events and can choose those which best suit the dog.
Mill Racing
As it sounds this is free running slat mill, where the dog is in control of the speed, think static zoomies! It’s a race of 3 two minute sprints.
Weight Pull
Weight pull is about power rather than speed as the dog works to pull a small wheeled cart, the weight of which is determined by the handler.
Wall Climb
The dog must run/jump up a wall to grab it’s toy, with the handler setting the height of the toy on each attempt. Highest run wins.
Spring Pole
A Spring Pole is a free hanging tug toy, allowing access to the high level of training associated with the bite sports… without the biting of human shaped toys! Dogs are controlled from a distance and asked to grab the toy, release the toy andperform obedience commands.
Unlike the traditional drive events, in GRC there are increasing impulse control requirements layered into the events. Such as stays while waiting for the release to start, or increasing the distance from the handler to test area of influence. This will require not just drive, but control to get the advanced titles.
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IGP (Internationale Gebrauchshund Pruefung) previously known as IPO or Schutzhund started at the beginning of this century in Germany as a breed test for the German Shepherd. The founder of our German Shepherd Dog breed, Max von Stephanitz, believed that these tests were necessary to ensure the highest standards of working dogs was retained within the breed.
It has since grown into a popular sport with participants in many countries globally. IGP is a challenging sport covering tracking, obedience and protection, and whilst German Shepherd dogs are still the most common breed other working breeds such as Malinois, Dutch Herder, Doberman and Rottweiler can all perform well.
The first title a dog will work towards is the BH, a test of control in obedience and temperament in everyday situations. A popular misconception is that an IGP dog, due to participation in the bite sport is aggressive. This falicy is an affront to the dogs who, to be successful in the sport, must be highly trust worthy, able to exhibit excellent self control regardless of the provocation and responsive to handler control.
Once successful in the BH test they can progress to the progressively difficult IGP1, IGP2 and IGP3. Each of the IGP standards assess the dog in:
- Tracking, where they follow footsteps to locate and indicate dropped articles.
- Obedience, which includes heelwork on and off lead as well as a one meter jump, a six foot A-frame, retrieve and send away.
- Protection, the dog must remain under control and only bite when instructed or when the handler or dog is attacked.
IGP is a tough sport for the dog and handler, but it extremely enjoyable for both too.
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The first working trial to be recognised by the Kennel Club was held in May 1927 in Castle Bromwich. The regulations of working trials developed over time but since 1961 they have changed very little. Originally designed as a test based on police work training, they are now run exclusively as a sport, the crowning event being the annual Kennel Club Working Trial Championships.
Working trials are open to any breed, but the training and competition is physically and mentally challenging for both dog and handler, so both need to be fit and healthy. Smaller and less agile dogs will usually struggle to reach the higher standards/stakes due to the size of the agility equipment used for instance the six foot high scale/wall.
The initial stakes cover agility, scent work and obedience exercises, at the highest levels dog and handler teams can undertake tracking (TD) focused events and / or patrol (PD) based events.
TD stakes includes the standard exercises but the team must also track a human scent for approximately one kilometre, turning corners, sometimes curves, and negotiating changes of terrain to recover three items dropped on the track which is over three hours old.
PD stakes still includes a tracking element but the focus is on the patrol section. This includes pursuing and detaining a criminal, recalling from a criminal, searching for and escorting a criminal and a test of courage. The format of this stake is very variable from one event to the next.
There are a number of other activities which make up both these and lower stakes including:
Property search, to find and retrieve articles in a twenty-five yard square.
Agility comprising a three foot clear jump, nine foot long jump and six foot scale (wall climb).
Obedience tests covering out of sight stays, on and off leash heel work, recall to handler, sendaways and steadiness to gunshot.
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