diddy wrote:


When I asked them about Bite dogs and Search and Rescue suitability, I was
told, Bite dogs are acceptable as long as they have a good "OUT" (Meaning
they spit their victim out as soon as they are told to)

The ability to out on command means far more than "spit victim out as
soon as told." Out means to cease and desist, whether before or after a
bite.

Many SAR dogs have at least some schutzhund training. Schutzhund
training does NOT make a dog automatically bite anybody they encounter!
Dogs are pretty smart and most know there's a big difference between a
rubble pile and a schutzhund field. Further, most schutzhund dogs have
incredible obedience skills and very stable temperaments.

I'm sorry you had to deal with an idiot who should have been dismissed
from the training center the first day. I'm sorry you were dealing with
a training center so incompetent that they did not dismiss that dog. But
do not misrepresent schutzhund or [sic] "bite dogs." (hint, that is not
a term used by any schutzhund club or law enforcement agency I know of).