Mid Central Illinois Schutzhund Club

Mid Central Illinois Schutzhund Club Official page for Mid Central Illinois Schutzhund, located in Mattoon Illinois at K-9 Estates
Training Director: Jim Sears We train on Wednesdays from 5 p.m.

to 8 p.m. & Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Training Director: Jim Sears

We are proud to be a branch of United Schutzhund Clubs of America. If you would like more information about Schutzhund training or club membership, please contact us. Schutzhund (German for "protection dog") is a dog sport that was developed in Germany in the early 1900s as a breed suitability test for the German Shepherd D

og. The test would determine if the dog displayed the appropriate traits and characteristics of a proper working German Shepherd Dog. Today, it is used as a sport where many breeds other than German Shepherd Dogs can compete, but it is a demanding test for any dog that few can pass. Schutzhund tests dogs of all breeds for the traits necessary for police-type work. Dogs that pass Schutzhund tests should be suitable for a wide variety of tasks: police work, specific odor detection, search and rescue, and many others. The purpose of Schutzhund is to identify dogs that have or do not have the character traits required for these demanding jobs. Some of those traits are:

Strong desire to work
Courage
Intelligence
Trainability
Strong bond to the handler
Perseverance
Protective Instinct
Sense of Smell

Schutzhund tests for these traits. It also tests for physical traits such as strength, endurance, agility, and scenting ability. The goal of Schutzhund is to illuminate the character and ability of a dog through training. Breeders can use this insight to determine how and whether to use the dog in producing the next generation of working dogs.

07/11/2025

K-9 Estates is partnered with Clear Water, ensuring our water quality is not impacted by the health department's warning.

10/31/2018

Happy Halloween!

10/12/2018

There will be training Sunday at Jim's at 10

09/21/2018

There will be training tomorrow. Hope to see everyone there!

09/17/2018

Torgun Police Dogs offers top of the line Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherd, & German Shepherds.

08/17/2018

There will not be any training this Saturday or Sunday of this week

08/04/2018

There will be training tomorrow at 9 am. Hope to see everyone there!

Here are some photos of training. There will be training at 9 am on saturday, hope to see people there!
06/27/2018

Here are some photos of training. There will be training at 9 am on saturday, hope to see people there!

Kathy with her GSD
06/13/2018

Kathy with her GSD

Address

8146 Old State Road
Mattoon, IL
61938

Telephone

+12172461511

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