The Working Rottweiler - From Legend to Present

Drago vom Atzelgift - 2005 Spring Korung

This is Drago vom Atzelgift IPO 3, VPG 3, FH 1. Drago was bred by Burkhard Bayer, and owned by Gerhard Diedrich. Drago competed in seven IPO Championship trials, including five times at the DM with his best result being third place with an excellent V score of 286. He also won the ADRK FH Meisterschaft in 2009 with an excellent V score of 99 points. Drago also earned his Korung in 2007.

Performance:

Part A - Search for the helper was fast, but it seems that he missed two blinds. Hold and bark at the blind was convincing and clean, with fairly consistent barking until the handler arrived to call him out. Attentiveness to the helper is excellent. Escape bite, the dog is fast to the arm and takes a full grip up high, which seems to be the best he could do considering the presentation. The out was a bit slow, and then the bite on the re-attack is fast and full. The next out cannot be seen due to the position of the camera man, but given that the handler needed an extra command, we can assume that it was also slow like the first one. The dog is a bit slow to bark on the guard, but demonstrates excellent position until the handler arrives. On the back transport, heeling could be tighter but is better after an extra comand is given. On the attack out of the back transport, the dog takes a good grip throughout the exercise. The out is fast and clean, but again the barking comes slow but eventually gets a little more consistent once it begins, and the dog maintains excellent position until the handler arrives.

Part B – Speed on the courage test was excellent all the way to contact with the sleeve, with a very nice catch by the helper. Grip is full and remains calm until the helper stops, and then the out is slow until the handler calls out the dog's name. The guard is close with good barking, followed by a full grip on the re-attack which the dog maintains until the helper stops again. We cannot see the final out, due to one of the blinds screening the dog from the camera man. However, we can again assume that it was slow, since the handler needed to once again call out the dog's name a second time.

Side note: Gerhard Diedrich had a really nice working career with Drago which I'm sure he is very proud of. Congratulations to breeder Burkhard Bayer for breeding a fine working dog like Drago.