Tammy Moore Webboard User Reg: 01-14-2010
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Anne- I saw more when we lived in Europe. Some used for herding, I have always been interested in them. Aside from SchH or PP, I was wondering how they are at herding? Agility?
I've seen two in maybe 20 yrs. Both were nasty with their handlers but I believe that 99% of that is handler created. That 1% can be a dangerous handful if your inexperienced.
ian bunbury Webboard User Reg: 01-19-2012
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i considered one of those when i was looking for my second dog , about ten years ago .
i went and saw one breeder , who was very proud of his dogs and assured me they would excel at SAR work , although none of his dogs had worked that ( or any other ) profile .
i like the look of them , but what killed it for me was the size . they can be big dogs , and 50 lbs is about my max , so no deal .
I don't know much about them but you may want to got to http://www.schutzhundvillage.com Armin Winkler is the trainer there and schnauzers are his thing. He may be able to help you.
They are giant terriers, with a covert prey drive. The one I had was well behaved when he was around me and a terror on a few occasions when I wasn't around. I could not leave him unsupervised around cats and other dogs.
He had natural herding ability and would work well for me or my young son. I never did any agility with him but he was pretty agile on the farm. He was very affectionate with me and easy to train.
Keith Jenkins Webboard User Reg: 08-25-2003
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I lost my female about two months ago. Most affectionate dog I've ever owned. She was what I referred to as Sybil. You weren't sure who was going to show up on the field from one time to the next. When she decided to work that day she was hell on paws. Only thing that you could count on from session to session was tracking. She was a hoover going down the track.
I will own another in a couple of years.
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Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Keith, that kind of unpredictability would not make a very good working dog, in my opinion. A pet maybe, but not a dog that I feel would be worth all the training effort needed to hone the skills of a working dog that I wanted to trial. Sounds like her affectionate nature was her redeeming quality, for sure.
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