No, it’s not the one and only but good and much better than many temperament tests. Schutzhund confirms, that the dog is of good temperament, has drive, is tractable and can work in more than one department.
Schutzhund is learned and the dogs work regarding a set of rule, but definitely not all dogs can learn/do it, due to lack of drives courage and confidence.
However, IMO a dog is not “tested” if it’s not put under so much pressure, so you see the dog’s threshold for fight, defense, aggression, flight… at what level it shifts into an other drive and most important, the dog's ability to recover. That takes more than a Schutzhund!
I like a combination of Sch. Hund and a GOOD tough mental test to measure a Rottweiler.
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Originally Posted by Skip Neither do I necessarily believe (as I've seen a lot of people say) that schutzhund can only be done by dogs with good temperments...and that it actually makes the dog "safer". I've seen quite a few nerve bags that have titled pretty high in schutzhund and look very impressive on the field and at trials,...but some are real actors that I would not consider reliable off the field. |
I have seen a very few of those too, but it’s the exceptions to the rule I think (also because NO responsible club or helper would allow nervy dogs to do bite work) and those questionable Schutzhunds I have seen also failed so badly at the mental test.