How late can one start doing sch training? My situation is I have a 16mo old working line shepherd. Both parents are sch3 and grand sire is stormfront brawnson. I have never had a working dog before and got him mainly as a pet as the breeder said he would make the best pet from the litter. However, since getting him I have become extremely intersested in Schutzhund training. He knows all the basic obedience commands; sit, down, stay, come, and drop it. To me, being unexperienced, he has great ball drive, as i will get tired of playing with a ball before he does, and he learned his basic commands very easily.

But at 16mo is it too late to do any real training with him. I am not looking for a top level competition dog, but just something that would be fun for he and i to do. My thoughts are that I would like to work with him, and in the future purchase another dog to work with from day one. Kind of using him to help me learn how it is all done, if that makes since. There are three clubs in my area (tulsa, ok), and I have been out to watch one of them train. But havent spoken to any of them about it. I was just wondering since no ground work was done from the beginning if I would be wasting my time with my dog. Any input or advice is appreciated.

Thank you

Brandon Pittman

Many people buy green adult dogs of around 18 months old and start with them. 16 months is not too late, thats about the right time to start with a green dog if you choose not to start with a pup IMO.