Southland Dog Sports

Southland Dog Sports offers several dog training programs, each utilizing techniques perfected over years of experience. They focus on teaching owners how to train their dogs, including how to execute commands and how to apply appropriate corrections to ensure the dog understands and maintains a good relationship with the owner.

Their protection training program is customized for personal protection, police, or military needs, training dogs from puppyhood to fully trained protection dogs using a wide range of superior methods. For Schutzhund training, they provide comprehensive guidance to help handlers and their dogs achieve their competition goals.

Pet training emphasizes building a strong relationship between the dog and owner, focusing on obedience to ensure a well-behaved companion. Protection training can involve training dogs to alert to strangers or to bite and hold an intruder, with obedience training integrated as needed.

Southland Dog Sports is an all-breed dog training facility located in the foothills of western North Carolina, specializing in Schutzhund training. They are known for training the finest German Shepherd sport dogs and family companions, and also offer dogs and puppies for sale, including those bred by them or imported from Europe’s top breeders.

The business has over twenty years of experience training various breeds such as Rottweilers, American Bulldogs, Dobermans, Giant Schnauzers, and Malinois. They have traveled the world to learn and perfect training techniques, applying them to achieve significant results.

Southland Dog Sports offers several dog training programs, including pet obedience training, personal protection training, and Schutzhund training. Their approach involves training owners to teach their dogs commands and how to apply appropriate corrections to maintain a strong relationship.

Their protection training program is tailored to specific needs, training dogs from “puppy to protection dog” for personal protection, police, or military roles. For Schutzhund, they provide training and guidance to help handlers and their dogs achieve their goals, boasting a high success rate in competitions.

Accomplishments

Southland Dog Sports has competed and coached others in trials at all levels, from Regional Championships to the World Schutzhund Championships, consistently finishing at or near the top. They have traveled the world to learn advanced training techniques and have over two decades of experience applying them with overwhelming success.

They have coached handler-dog teams to multiple Schutzhund III titles and breed tests. The business claims one of the greatest success rates in training American Bulldogs in the Schutzhund sport in the country, with dogs from their group earning Schutzhund titles and winning protection tournaments nationwide.

Notable dogs associated with Southland Dog Sports include Maggie Galan Nalag, who placed 3rd and was “High Female” at the 2015 SE Regional IPO3 Championship, and Sharon Favory Cross, who holds titles such as BH, VPG1, IPO3 and a Czech Vyborny (Excellent) show rating. Other titled dogs include Hombre von Edgecombe (IPO1, IPO2, BH, WST, AD), Dezba vom Bullerjahn (BH, AD, IPO1), Gracie from the Southland (AD, BH, IPO1), and Dolla Diva von der Suden (AD, BH).

How to Get Started!

To get started, prospective clients are encouraged to fill out the contact form on their website. Southland Dog Sports will then get back to them as soon as possible. They also offer a short evaluation of the dog to determine its suitability for enrollment in one of their training programs.