Saying hi (is my dog suitable for schutzhund)

hi my name is lee im from england,me and my gf have a lovely 5 month old shar pei.i was basically coming on here for advice off anyone as to weather a shar pei is suitable for schutzhund?thanks in advance for any replies.

schutzhund aren't they protection dogs??? Sorry for my naivety.

Schutzhund- or as it is now called Vielseitigkeitspruefung für Gebrauchshund-VPG isn't all about the protection phrase-although many lay people still think this.

Any dog can be trained for VPG, however to actually complete the dog has to have passed certain required health tests. The non protection & non jumping phrases can be taught to any breed or non breed of dog & all dogs have to pass the BH(Begleithund)-Companion Dog test-before being allowed to compete in VPG or start the protection phrase of VPG.

I very much doubt that a Shar Pei would pass all the health tests to compete in VPG here in the UK, however as I have already written any dog can do the basic training

thanks for the replies.Vielseitigkeitspruefung für Gebrauchshund(copied and pasted)is something that id really like to do with him,or something along those lines.maybe basic obedience courses?

I would start with basic obedience at a club that uses motivational methods & you need to start asap

Have a look here for a club near you