This test is designed to test working dogs and their training, nerves, personality, drives, obedience and most of all safety, as well as expose their weaknesses. We combine aspects from Schutzhund IPO/IGP and Bite suit oriented sports. Dogs who complete our titles can safely and consistently bite a decoy on a full body suit, bite sleeve and a hidden sleeve. We demonstrate gun shots by the handler him self and also the decoy. This test is not easy, but we believe we combined the best aspects from most common established protection tests in dog sport and police work. Any dog can enter, however this test is mostly built for well bred working Belgian and German Shepherds with proper training. Dogs have to show the utmost level of obedience under the highest level of distractions and have to be able to safely and with determination disable a decoy with a solid and full bite with a full grip without re-biting or chewing. Dogs with insufficient training or unstable nerves will unfortunately not be allowed to complete. VPD BH (basic handling) and VPDjr are designed to set a dog and handler on the right path from the start to demonstrate that the team has enough training and control to move on to a protection level. All Levels, except VPD BH, will be scored and judged with a focus on dog's precision while performing each exercise, as well as eye contact with the handler and their eagerness to work.
VPD BH
This test is designed for younger puppies but dog of any age can enter.
Handler and dog have to demonstrate:
1. Walking on leash without pulling, jumping, biting, hiding between legs and over all show reasonable control while walking your puppy a set distance.
2. Trimming all nails on one front paw without the dog showing signs of aggression, biting and dog has to remain relatively calm and under control.
3. Loading and unloading a dog into and from a crate without touching the dog. Dog has to remain calm and show no signs of aggression. When unloading, dog has to wait in the open crate till judge’s signal to the handler.
4. Dog has to demonstrate SIT and DOWN
5. Handler has to demonstrate showing dog’s teeth to the judge and dog has to remain calm.
Correction, Double commands and Body signals by the handler are not allowed in all levels below.
VPD jr
Handler and dog have to demonstrate following exercises (dog can be on or off leash at handler’s discretion):
1. Heeling a set distance STRAIGHT with a LEFT, RIGHT and ABOUT turn. Dog has to start from a sit and end with a sit in heeling position.
2. Long down. Handler will put his dog in a down position, walk away min 10 paces and recall his dog at judge’s signal. Dog has to return to HIER and HEEL position, handler can come closer to his dog for the recall.
3. Retrieve on flat surface. Handler can choose his retrieval object at this level. Dog has to start and from a heeling SIT position, bring an object back to handler in a HIER position, HOLD, OUT and return to heeling SIT position.
4. Bite on a Tug. Handler will put his dog in a down position, walk away min 10 paces and will call his dog to come for a bite on a bite tug. Dog should display reasonable speed and a decent bite.
VPD 1
Handler and dog have to demonstrate ALL following exercises OFF LEASH:
Part 1 OBEDIENCE:
1. Heeling a set distance STRAIGHT and demonstrate slow, regular and a fast pace as well as a LEFT, RIGHT and ABOUT turn and a figure 8 pattern between people. Dog has to start from a sit and end with a sit in heeling position.
2. Sit from Heel. Handler heels with his dog, command his dog to SIT and handler continues walking for min 10 paces. Handler stops, turns and pauses for min 3 seconds. handler returns to his dog to heeling position. End of exercise.
Dog has to remain sitting till the end of the exercise.
3. Down from Heel. Same as above except with DOWN.
4. Long Down. Handler will put his dog in a down position, walk away and recall his dog at judge’s signal. Dog has to return to HIER and HEEL position, handler can come closer to his dog for the recall.
5. Retrieve on Flat surface. Handler can choose his retrieval object at this level. Dog has to start and from a heeling SIT position, bring a dumbell back to handler in a HIER position, HOLD, OUT and return to heeling SIT position.
6. Retrieve over a Jump. Handler has to use designated dumbbell. Dog has to start and from a heeling SIT position, bring an object back to handler in a HIER position, HOLD, OUT and return to heeling SIT position.
7. Retrieve over an A-frame. Handler has to use designated dumbbell. Dog has to start and from a heeling SIT position, bring an object back to handler in a HIER position, HOLD, OUT and return to heeling SIT position.
8. Long Send Out. handler has to send his dog STRAIGHT AHEAD and DOWN his dog half way out.
Part 2 PROTECTION:
1. BLINDS (Bite sleeve exercise) Handler and dog start in the middle of the field after reporting to a judge or a steward. Dog has to run 2 blinds. Perform BARK and HOLD in a blind (dog is NOT allowed to BITE). Handler has to recall his dog from bark and hold to heeling position, call decoy out of the blind, heel his do a designated spot and DOWN his dog. From there handler steps away from his dog and decoy performs an ESCAPE with a bite on the SLEEVE.
Decoy stops, handler OUTs his dog, RE-ATTACK and REBITE, decoy DRIVES the dog, stops, handler OUTs his dog, puts his dog on leash and decoy steps away.
End of exercise.
Attention is on full and strong bites, speed, clean outs and engagement of the dog.
2. COVER (Body suit exercise) Handler start in a kneeling position with his dog beside him in a DOWN position from behind a cover (often a hood or a open door of a vehicle). Decoy agitates and threatens the team from distance (+ - 15 paces) by loud voice and a stick. Handler calls out 3 times "Stop or I will send my dog!" each followed by gunshot from the handler (3 in total), decoy keeps threatening the team during the entire time. After 3rd gunshot handler sends the dog for a bicep bite on a full body suit. Decoy throws away bite sleeve as the dog is running at him. (Same sleeve as the one used in exercise 1) Handler comes to OUT his dog, recall his dog and put him/her on leash. Decoy steps away. End of exercise.
3. VEHICLE (Body suit exercise) Handler and dog team start in a vehicle. Decoy runs to the field and threatens the team by loud voice and minimum of 3 gun shots. Handler calls out of the vehicle window 3 times "Stop or I will send my dog!" Decoy threatens the team the entire time by loud voice and gun shots (minimum of 3). After handler's 3rd call the handler send his dog out of the vehicle window for a bite on a full body suit.
Handler comes to OUT his dog, recall his dog and put him on leash. Decoy steps away. End of exercise.
(Both exercises 2 and 3 can also be performed as LEG BITES, provided that it has been previously established with the judge at a Handler's meeting at a beginning of the trial) Title given for leg bite version is VPD 1L
VPD 2
Very similar to VPD 1, but with random changes in trial routine based on judges discretion. Also includes hidden sleeve, building search and vehicle scenario is reversed - decoy is in a vehicle and dog is sent for an arm bite on a body suit into the vehicle via open window.
VPD tr (tracking)
Equivalent to SchH / IPO / IGP tracking
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