Protection sports are dog sports that test a dog's ability to protect himself and his handler. All protection sports test the complete temperament of the dog, not just his protectiveness. The dog must be safe for his handler and for the public. He must be able to control himself upon command. All protection sports are modeled to some extent on the way dogs are used in police work. The grandfather of all protection sports is the Belgian Ring. It's the oldest and one of the hardest defense-dogsports in the world and completely dominated by the Belgian Shepherd (Mechelaar/Malinois).
The first trial of "Ring Sport" was organized in 1903 in Mechelen (French: Malines), Belgium. It wasn't well defined, but every team showed what it could the best.
- Belgian Ring (NVBK, KMSH and KCB)
- Campagne
- French Ring
- Dutch KNPV
- Mondio Ring
- Schutzhund
- K9 Pro Sports
- American Street Ring
- Protection Sports Association
- Service Dogs Of America
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