German Shepherds are long known as working dogs and military dogs, but lately they have gotten a bad name. Namely through bad breeding and genetics. The Swedish Military is doing some amazing work with these amazing dogs! Pierre Wahlström is one of the top people breeding, training and evaluating these German Shepherds for the Swedish Military and more.
In this podcast Pierre talks about how the Swedish Military stated and redefined the breeding program to produce some of the top German Shepherds in the world. These dogs are not only amazing military dogs, but also do amazing in the sport of Schutzhund, IGP, IPO. We discuss the restricted training methods allowed in Sweden and I think you’ll be very surprised at the amazing success they have. Pierre is not only a trainer, breeder and competitor, but a WORLD CHAMPION.
