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Dog Sports
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Copyright: Raymond Sagapolutele (R_Sagapolutele) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 10 W: 0 N: 43] (638)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-14
Categories: Pets
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon 18-200mm ED/IF "G" VR
Exposure: f/5.3, 1/800 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): A Bag of Dogs [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-15 2:27
Viewed: 343
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
My wife has been training our dog Bishop in schutzhund and for those that aren't too sure what that is it's what I refer to as Doggy Martial Arts.

Definition:

"Schutzhund (German for "protection dog") tests dogs of all breeds for the traits necessary for police-type work. Dogs that pass Schutzhund tests should be suitable for a wide variety of tasks: police work, specific odor detection, search and rescue, and many others. The purpose of Schutzhund is to identify dogs that have or do not have the character traits required for these demanding jobs. Some of those traits are:

* Strong desire to work
* Courage
* Intelligence
* Trainability
* Strong bond to the handler
* Perseverance
* Protective Instinct

Schutzhund training tests these traits. It also tests physical traits such as strength, endurance, agility, and scenting ability. The goal of Schutzhund is to illuminate the character of a dog through training. Breeders can use this insight to determine how and whether to use the dog in producing the next generation of working do."

Bishop is slowly getting there but part of the benefit for me is that when I go along to their training I get some pretty dramatic images.
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To shelbeesmom: why thank youR_Sagapolutele 1 06-15 05:39
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Hi Raymond

What a great action shot!
Sharpness is spoton.
A little too centred, but that could be corrected with cropping.

Regards
Tracey

Incredible action shot Raymond! Just at the moment before the bite! Love how you shot this, I had a German Shepherd as a child, her name was Heidi! Nice work on this!
B-)
Linda

Hello Raymond,

Great action shot and spot on with the moment.Well captured!
I work with rescue and police dogs and appreciate their qualities and the work put into their training.
TFS, Joni

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