I've been researching a dog breeder for a year now, and was planning on possibly getting a puppy from them in 3 years; however, I just discovered they are no longer planning on doing igp/Schutzhund anymore. They have working line german shepherds, and titled 2 dogs to IGP2 recently and their newest breeding female only to a BH. The other is titled to IGP1.
My question is how other than IGP do you prove a dog's work ability? Some of their dogs do SAR, but not the breeding dogs. Other sports I feel, would only be worthwhile at champion levels like MACH, OTCH, and RACH.
My desire is for a IGP prospect, so should I just move on from this breeder or if they title their dogs to high levels in things like obedience would that still be possible?
u/InfiniteWestern529 — 13 days ago