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Q. Can I get a SchH1 under a USA judge and still
do the breed survey under an SV judge?
A. No!
If you get your AD, BH, and at least a SchH1 under an SV Judge,
then you can get your breed survey under an SV Judge and have it
recognized by USA and the SV.
If you get your AD, BH, and SchH1 under a USA Judge, then you must do
your breed survey under a USA Koermeister, which is recognized only by
USA but not the SV.
Why does this matter? It only does if you intend to go to Europe to
show,title and breed your dogs: then you must go the SV route.
Otherwise, trialing under USA judges is easier as there are more trials
to choose from.
The USA judges titles will be recognized in Germany if
you are entering your dog in the German Sieger Show and if you are
sending a female for breeding and the litter will be born in the US.
The USA judges titles will not be recognized in Germany if you are
sending a male for breeding (because the resulting litter would be born
in Germany).
The USA judges titles will not be recognized if you are sending a dog
to Germany for the next higher up title or to be koered.
Q. Are Czech shepherds German shepherds?
A. Yes, the breed is the German shepherd dog. Czech
shepherds are German shepherds from primarily East German (DDR) lines
mixed in
with local Czech dogs and other show lines.
DDR lines mostly come from show lines and only a very few kennels in
East Germany bred for working temperament. One example of this was vom
Gleisdreieck, breeders of the famous dog Lord.
Q. What does H.O.T. mean, and what are the requirements?
A. H.O.T. stands for "Handler-Owner Trained, and means that the handler showing the dog also trained the dog. The requirements have been watered down until there are, essentially, meaningless. If you bought/imported a dog with titles, it's not H.O.T. Otherwise, there is no age restriction.
To qualify as Handler Owner Trained (H.O.T.), the
following criteria must be met:
1. The dog must be owned and registered in the name of
the handler.
2. A significant amount of the training of the dog may not
have been done by someone other than the owner
without the owner being involved in the training; e.g.,
the dog may not have been sent to a trainer for the
retrieve, heeling, protection, or tracking.
3. The dog may not have been trained to the level of being
ready to pass a BH before purchase. When purchasing a
scorebook or entering a trial with a H.O.T. dog, the
handler/owner may be required to sign a statement that
the requirements listed above have been met. Falsely
entering a dog as a Handler Owner Trained (H.O.T.)
will result in the handler being disqualified for
"unsportsmanlike conduct” from the entered event, and
may also result in possible BOI charges that may include
loss of USA membership.
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