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Originally Posted by Pavel
I forget answer the basic question of this Forum - I think, that best testing is police or military exam of universality (in Czech exist special "sport" -TART). We know just now, that for defence training is generally CsW not so good (only some selected individuals). But if you go to make a obedience and then to 1-2 km long practical trace (means you dont know, where exactly trace begin, only have quadrant e.g. 10x10 meters and the profil of tace), then you testing the work suitability, endurance and possibility to cooperation with handler.
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See, this is exactly what I was after.
We were more on the same page than I think you realized! I totally agree that "sport" is in no way the same as "work" which is why I had such a hard time deciding what the best way was to know you're breeding the best possible dog. Being from the US, and not being directly involved in any dog sports, I'm really only familiar with Schutzhund so I was wondering what everyone feels is the best way (for them) to "prove" that their dogs are the best. I tend to feel that a working line and sport titles are more beneficial to proving a dog than dog shows alone, so I've been trying to figure out what
I would want to do if I were going to get a CsV. If I had a husky, it would be sledding/pulling, if I had a sighthound, it would be lure coursing, if I had a GSD it would be Schutzhund, etc.
I know there is separate testing here for police work, I might have to look into that if you feel it's a better test of the CsV's character!