The German Shepherd Dog 110yrs Later !
A Book and DVD in the making by:
Vit Singh-the first Trinidadian to compete in the WUSV World Championship who has compiled interviews with over 35 Legendary Personalities in the Show, Working, Herding, Police and Competition World.
You may have heard that the Legend Zamp Thermodos passed away earlier this month. I had the pleasure of spending time with Zamp and the Dieterich Family in Germany and I will soon release my own footage of this Legend in the garden with his family and other members of the pack. But I found this tribute to him done by his family and wanted to share it with you guys. Enjoy!
The latest update on my Project entitled Combat Strategies for the K9 Handler featuring a Synergy between my local partners in Combatives at EMCTTS, S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM™ and Bernhard Flinks years of Tactical Law Enforcement K9 Experience.
The idea behind the project is a DVD that teaches proper procedures for handling a High Stress scenario with the K9 Handler assisting his dog and still staying in the Safe Zone.
The project was shot and produced right here in Trinidad and utilises the S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM™ (Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response) a scientifically researched, medically reviewed personal defense measure that exploits the body’s natural responses to violence and danger. In Close quarters and confined spaces the K9 Handler also needs to acclimate his partner to similar Visual, Auditory and Tactile stimuli that would be found in the field of work- basically anywhere.
Bernhard Flinks had set aside his time and training expertise to prep my two dogs- Akira (My Sports/Schutzhund Dog) and Axel ( The family Pet and personal security dog) to do the first draft. We intend to include some footage of his Police Dog Fels when I visit Germany next month.
Send in your comments and feedback, the DVD will be available within the next couple months, but I am hoping it can be a series that would feature other luminaries in the K9 World and my combatives coach Tony Blauer -founder of the S.P.E.A.R. SYSTEM™
I just got back from visiting my friend Ivan Balabanov in Florida yesterday and sharing with him some of the new info we came up with for the Combat Drills for the K9 Handler. While there, Ivan decided to open up and share with me his thoughts on competing with Apache his GSD for WUSV 2008 and all the trials and politics leading up to the event. He also had some interesting advice as a GSD admirerer from a 'different perspective.' An accomplished competitor - the 2 x World Champion is also an avid breeder of Belgian Malinois under the kennel Ot Vitosha. Ivan had some insights into breeding and selection and the Schutzhund sport on the whole that was honest and refreshing to hear. I will post a short interview clip soon. Thanks for staying connected to me on the blog, I know I haven't posted in a couple weeks. But shortly I will have some of the exciting stuff I have been putting together over the last couple weeks for you!
