Dog sport isn't one discipline but several, trained in parallel: protection, obedience, tracking and motivational work. The most popular system, IGP/IPO (a dog sport combining tracking, obedience and protection work), brings all three together in a single trial. Each one calls for different gear - and that gear is what this category gathers.
Here you'll find the proven brands handlers and helpers (the people who train the protection dog) reach for: Herman Sprenger, Raddog, Euro Joe and Top Matic. From dumbbells, prong collars and obedience leashes, through bite sleeves, sleeve covers and bite wedges for protection work, to tracking markers and articles plus bite tugs and balls for motivation.
If you're just getting into the sport, the easiest way in is by discipline: Protection, Obedience, Tracking and Toys. Each has its own, narrower list that makes picking a specific model simpler.
Not sure where to start putting your kit together? Write to us - we'll point out what's genuinely needed at your stage.
