IQ Dogsport Blog
Discover the world of dog sports - The IGP Youngstars Camp 2025
The IGP Youngstars Camp still has spaces available. Anyone under 25 can participate for free – with or without a dog! Exciting topics from the world of IGP sport await, to be explored together with experienced trainers and instructors.
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SV Bundessiegerprüfung 2023: The People's Champions – Jim vom Messina and Klaus Sievers
SV Federal Championship High Breed German Shepherd Jim vom Messina and Klaus Sievers
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Horst-Dieter Träger: K9 Trainer at German Customs and SV Judge: selecting good dogs and more
Horst-Dieter Träger (customs trainer and SV judge): recognizing good dogs, when the judge's heart opens up, and more.
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The Myth of Tick Repellents: Facts from the Veterinarian
Tick repellents: Veterinarian Simone Stroh on effectiveness and tolerability
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World champion Vika Bezus on training, puppies and the worst moments at the World Championships
FCI IGP World Champion Vika Bezus talks about her training, how she chooses puppies and the worst moments at the World Championship.
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Freshly back from Turkey – deployed to the earthquake relief effort. An interview with Astrid Kalff and Alexandra Lambert
Astrid and Alexandra discuss their deployment during the earthquake in Turkey, dog sports, and puppy selection.
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Vika Bezus, Ukraine: I am only alive thanks to my dogs!
Ukrainian soldier on working dogs in service and sport
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Sport Dog: Pet or Dangerous Weapon?
Sport dogs: are we turning our pets into dangerous weapons? A review of the bold claims made by Germany's best-known commercial dog trainer.
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The sporting dog: a dangerous weapon?
Is Martin Rütter right when he considers the sporting training of dogs in IGP and Mondioring to be dangerous? Let's look at the "statistical analysis of biting incidents".
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