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Originally Posted by TrishB ...I feel sorry for those who follow the guidelines of this category: "Working Rottweilers Therapy, Schutzhund, Agility, Carting, Obedience, Personal Protection, Herding, Flyball, Dock Jumping, if it has to do with Working Topics, lets post it here!" and are dismissed because they choose to tote anything BUT schutzhund as the Holy Grail.  ...
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Having been on this board for a while, you know what makes me happy when I look at the Forums? There's more posts in the Working Forum than in Conformation and Showing.
You know what this means? People are getting off their butts and doing SOMETHING constructive with their dogs.
YAY.
Going through the Working Forum, I see a LOT more posts in regards to Agility these days than anything else. There's quite a few threads on Herding, OB, and even Flyball occasionally. Schutzhund is quite a popular discussion topic, but if you REALLY look at what people are doing, they are utilizing the versatility of this breed to seek out hobbies that interest THEM and afford them the ability to spend quality time with their dogs, in a way that is positive for everyone... the owners, the dogs themselves, and the Breed as a whole.
Kudos to each and every person who gets their dog out of the house and onto the training field - ANY training field.
Like I said before, SchH is not the end all be all... even though it's a trained sport, it is perhaps one of the best tests of character and nerve strength that we have available this side of Europe.