Evolution Working Dog Club

07/21/2024

Super-big-grateful shout-out to our track layers, crosstrack layers, club members, mentors, family and friends! FH1!! “Whooza gud boyeeee?” Gus Von Herzensfreude IGP3, MR1, FH1 📸 Cb Wing, Elizabeth Hlavaty, Kibeth Hack, Joeri Veth, & Judge Karlov Special Thanks to all the competitors who helped push my van out of the mud. Mjölnir Working Dog Club & Evolution Working Dog Club

05/23/2024

Incredible photographs! Incredible photographer, incredible teams!

05/18/2024

Free live stream! Do not pay the pirates 🏴‍☠️! Arrrrr !

Mondioring 2 order. DIW starting soon.

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05/17/2024

https://m.facebook.com/ThiesFarmMarylandHeights/ Came through for us! Look at these beautiful tropical send-away markers!

05/17/2024

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05/16/2024

🏴‍☠️🌴It’s time for Mondioring Nationals at Purina Farms! 🌴🏴‍☠️ Good luck to all the competitors! NO QUARTERS!

04/02/2024

Collaboration enhanced by Diversity.
Courage sustained through adversity.

Congratulations to all who stepped on the field last weekend at EWDC’s Spring IGP Trial. BIG THANKS to Judge Mike Karlov, and Helper Steve Gasich. BIG THANKS to our IGP friends old and new! Without everyone’s help this weekend, it simply could not have happened. THANK YOU!

May we all meet our challenges like she does.
Gitana von Fallamhain (High in Protection) Steve Gasich, Boss Helper Dude Photo: Emily Lang

03/30/2024

Tracking is done, and it is field time! It's time to cheer on the IGP teams and BH's. It's a gorgeous day to come hang out with us at Brown Road Park in St. Peters, Missouri. We have walking tacos for lunch. Look forward to congratulating these amazing competitors today.

03/29/2024

If you're wanting to watch a great trial, we should be hitting the field at Brown Road Park tomorrow around 10. It depends how long tracking goes. We will update here tomorrow to let you know.

Here are some stats:
4 states represented
19 dogs
Oldest dog 10 years, 8 months
Youngest dog 17 months
9 male
10 female

Breeds:
1 terv
1 mal
2 lab
2 lab x mal
13 gsd

Titles attempted this weekend:
10 BH
(Begleithundprufung in German, translating to “traffic-sure companion dog test” required temperament and obedience test for IGP titles)
3 FH
(Fahrtenhund in German, translating to "tracking dog" 1200 paces, 7 legs, 6 corners, 4 articles)
1 FPr3
(Tracking title equivalent to IGP3: 600 paces, 5 legs, 4 corners, 3 articles)
2 IGP2
(Internationale Gebrauchshunde Prüfungsordnung in German, translated as International Utility Dog Regulations is the Intermediate title with tracking, obedience and protection)
3 IGP3
(Internationale Gebrauchshunde Prüfungsordnung in German, translated as International Utility Dog Regulations is the Master title with tracking, obedience and protection.)

BH is pass/fail
IGP titles scores
Excellent – V (Vorzuglich) 286-300
Very Good – SG (Sehr gut) 270-285
Good – G (Gut) 240-269
Satisfactory B (Befriedigend) 220-239
Insufficient M (Mangelhaft) 0-219

We wish all competitors a safe, fun trial and lots of success. We look forward to any spectators that want to come out and watch or help tomorrow. It's going to be a hot day. Bring your hats and sun block!

We will update on this page when tracking is done tomorrow so you know when to head to Brown Road Park in St. Peter's, Missouri.

02/13/2024

Just spent two full days with the one and only Michael Shikashio, a man who has diligently and dutifully helped DOGS who struggle with aggressive behaviors and the HUMANS who care about them. Thank you, Mike for teaching us how to keep ourselves safer. Thank you for making this important work more accessible to folks who need these skills. Safe travels on your world tour! Thank you The Academy of Pet Careers and Center for Animal Rescue and Enrichment of St. Louis - CARE STL!

01/07/2024

Several club members are working towards their BH. These “group classes” are a great way to work with other dogs as a distraction (which is needed for the BH.

12/25/2023

Are you Search and Rescue Sport Curious?

IPO-R is an FCI sanctioned sport that has many similarities to the tracking and obedience in IGP (Schutzhund) and is an ideal supplement to that as well as AKC tracking, obedience, detection, and agility. We think our active and retired SAR, SAR-curious, and nosework friends would also love this!

Trials consist of two phases – a search phase and an obedience and dexterity phase.

The sport has 3 levels, an introductory level (V) and the more professional levels, A and B. At each level, you can trial and earn titles in all the different search options. Furthermore, you can do search work only or obedience and dexterity only at a trial if you prefer.

Format of the Search and Rescue Sport (IPO-R) & RH

Search phase
>tracking (AKC style and IGP style both acceptable)
>area search (A.K.A. live find wilderness search)
>rubble search (A.K.A. live find disaster search)
>mantrailing
>avalanche search (live find)
>water rescue (dog swims out and pulls a faux drowning person to safety)

Obedience and Dexterity
>heeling with changes of pace
>closed tunnel
>down stay
>changes of position at a distance
>carry your dog
>heeling over a difficult surface
>Get more detailed information about these and other exercises in the international rules.

Trial levels
>Introductory level (V)
>Levels A and B.

At each level, you can trial and earn titles in all the different search options – for example A-tracking, A-area search, A-mantrailing, and so on.

You can also choose to do search work or obedience and dexterity at a trial if you prefer.

About American Search and Rescue Dog Sports with The American Rettungshund Sport Association

12/24/2023

Evolution Working Dog Club fills my cup. I love you guys.
Left to right in photo by Nancy: Happy Human Emily Lang, Silly happy dog Rave, and Happiest of them all Me

12/14/2023

Don't miss the webinar in 10 minutes with Marko Brucan, and then join us in April to work with him in person here in Missouri! Look for the Facebook event to go live today!