Part One: The 2004 SV/WUSV/FCI Rules for the BH Qualification
COMPANION DOG AND BEHAVIOR/TEMPERAMENT TEST, WITH TRAFFIC SURENESS AND OTHER SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
(Begleithund & Verhaltens Test, BH/VT; sometimes simply called “B”)
All examinations and qualification events are subject to principles of sportsmanship regarding the performance and behavior of those involved. The execution, demonstration, and evaluation are more thoroughly [...]

FCI Standard #166; Adopted 1997; replaces 23 March, 1991 edition
(Dentition change added January 2002)
FCI Classification: Group 1 - Guardian and Driving dogs;
Section 1 - Shepherds’ dogs with working titles.
Versatile use: Guardian [...]

The following rules are enforced in Germany, and offered as a guide to other countries’ clubs.
Breed Show (SV Conformation Show) Rules, Germany
1997 version, translated by Fred Lanting
The club for German Shepherd Dogs (SV) is the parent club of the breed, acknowledged by the VDH and the FCI. For the purpose of the conservation and further [...]

The 2004 SV/WUSV/FCI Rules for the BH Qualification
Translation copyrighted by Fred Lanting
COMPANION DOG AND BEHAVIOR/TEMPERAMENT TEST, WITH TRAFFIC SURENESS AND OTHER SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
(Begleithund & Verhaltens Test, BH/VT)
All examinations and qualification events are subject to principles of sportsmanship regarding the performance and behavior of those involved. The execution, demonstration, and evaluation are more thoroughly described below. [...]

Three divisions: Phase A 100 points
Phase B 100 points
Phase C 100 points
Total: 300 points
SchH/VPG-3, Phase “A”: [...]

Three divisions: Phase A 100 points
Phase B 100 points
Phase C 100 points
Total: 300 points
SchH/VPG-2, Phase “A”: [...]

Three divisions: Phase A 100 points
Phase B 100 points
Phase C 100 points
Total: 300 points
SchH/VPG-1, Phase “A”, [...]

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PARASITE CONTROL IN THE DOG, NORTH AMERICA
WORMS

Most worms (nematodes) settle and grow in the small intestine, though some species are found in the cecum, heart, [...]

by Fred Lanting

In the German Shepherd Dog world, and echoed elsewhere, we have long heard (and voiced) complaints about the schism that exists between the “show” (Hochzuchtlinie or high-breeding) lines and the “sport” or working-competition (Leistungs) lines. I’ll speak to the issue of the non-standard (AKC, Alsatian) styles elsewhere, but first I intend to discuss [...]