International Working Title Designations SchHA Novice Schutzhund obedience and protection Bh Basic companion dog - traffic sureness WH Watch Dog AD Endurance SchH1 Novice Schutzhund qualification in tracking, obedience, and protection SchH2 Intermediate Schutzhund qualification in tracking, obedience, and protection SchH3 Masters level of Schutzhund tracking, obedience, and protection. FH1 Advanced tracking FH2 Superior tracking qualification. IPO1 International Novice Schutzhund trial qualification. IPO2 International Intermediate Schutzhund. IPO3 International Masters level Schutzhund. BpDH1 & 2 Railroad Police Dog BIH Blind Leader Dog DH1-2 Diensthund - German Police Dog trial. DH1 is equivalent to SchH2; DH2 is equivalent to SchH3 DPH Dienstpolizeihund - Service Police Dog HGH Herding Dog LwH Avalanche Dog MH2 Melde Hund - Army Messenger Dog PFP1 & PFP2 Police Tracking Dog PH Polizeihund - Police Dog (obtained through the Danish Politihundeforeningen, a police dog association open to civilians) PSP1, 2 & 3 Police Guard Dog RCI1, 2, 3 Le Règlement de Concours International - 3-phase tracking, obedience, and protection title recognized by FCI (much like SchH1, 2, 3) RtH Rescue Dog SH Sanitatshund - Red Cross Dog SuchH Suchhund der Polizei - Police Tracking Dog ZFH Customs Tracking Dog ZH1, 2 & 3 German Customs and Border Control K9 Dog. ZH1 tracking and obedience is equivalent to SchH2, with practical protection exercises. ZH2 is a trial for practical protection, with 10 different exercises, with tracking and obedience phases equivalent to SchH3. ZPR Zuchtpreufung - Recommended for Breeding Africa IWT 1, 2, &3 Austria SchH1, 2 & 3 and FHA 1, 2, & 3 Belgium Cereco1, IWR1, 2 & 3 equivalent to IPO1, 2 & 3 Czech Republic ZVV1, 2 & 3 equivalent to SchH1, 2 & 3 Denmark BHP1, 2 & 3 equivalent to SchH1, 2 & 3 and SPH equivalent to FH England PD (Police Dog) Finland SK1 equivalent to IPO1 Holland VH1, 2 & 3 equivalent to SchH1, 2 & 3 and SPH equivalent to FH Hungary SZL1, 2 & 3 also ZVV1, 2 & 3 equivalent to SchH1, 2 & 3 Italy Brevetto 1, 2 & 3 equivalent to SchH1, 2 & 3 Poland ZVV1, 2 & 3 equivalent to SchH1, 2 & 3 Switzerland SchH, SchHB, SchHC; CHD1 equivalent to SchH1 Yugoslavia CAB1, 2 & 3 equivalent to SchH1, 2 & 3 A Summary of Schutzhund What Is Schutzhund? Copyright 1998-- by Moc Klinkam; All Rights Reserved Schutzhund (pronounced "SHUTS-hund," where the "u" sounds just like "book") is a German word meaning "protection dog". It was first developed in Germany at the turn of the century as a comprehensive test of the German Shepherd Dog to evaluate its suitability for breeding as a working dog. Find more information about German Shepherd Schutzhund sport. Nationwide Events With hundreds of Schutzhund clubs across the United States, you can usually find one near you. Just about any time of year you will have the opportunity to observe an exciting Schutzhund trial or the natural drama of watching a German Shepherd Dog tending the flock at a herding trial. Related Online References Please also see: Czech Pedigree Notations SV-Style Breed Survey East German (DDR) Wertmessziffer (Numerical Evaluation) Rating System English Translations of German Terms commonly found in German pedigrees and kör reports Czech Bonitacni Karta (Breed Survey) System