Herding Dog, Police/Protection Dog, or Both? It is generally understood that the BSD was originally a herding dog. It's in the herding group, it's called a "shepherd dog", and there are many historical references to it as a herding dog.…
The Differences Between French Ring and Schutzhund French Ring Schutzhund This article was originally published in the late 90's, approximately 1995 or 1996 The most obvious differences between French Ring and Schutzhund are FR has no tracking, the…
The word “Schutzhund” means “Protection Dog.” However, despite the name, there is much more to Schutzhund than just protection work. Schutzhund is a 3 part sport, that involves obedience, tracking and protection work. Each of these parts, or “phases”, is…
Mondio Ring – World Ring Description of Mondioring – in part taken from the MR rulebook The Mondioring program was developed by many delegates from Europe and America, in the hope that it would be the rallying point of the…
An overview of French Ring, written in 1994. This page was originally put together by Kadi Thingvall, then duplicated by others throughout the web. It was the first page on French Ring in English on the WWW.
Originally Printed in the 2010 2nd Quarter NARA Newsletter In June of 2012 Independent Ringers sent out an open invitation for a training day and BBQ at Larry Shannon’s field in Valley Center, CA. Three groups came out to…
