Dumbbells

Dog with a green dumbbell in its muzzle ( catch )

A dumbbells is a subject which brought forward by a dog, so apportiert to be.

While many different objects are suitable as dumbbells, the dumbbells are not freely selectable, but prescribed for dog sport in the test regulations for guard dogs and in the area of obedience . Depending on the area, there are stipulations on how heavy a dumbbell should be, what shape it should have and what material it should be made of.

In obedience, for example, there are both wooden and metal dumbbells that are adjusted in size and weight to the size of the dogs. Older test regulations (before 2016) also provided plastic dumbbells as an alternative to wooden dumbbells.

In the German-language examination regulations for working dogs (IPO) the term dumbbell is not used, there the subject is called dumbbell . In the English language test regulations of the FCI , the relevant subject is called dumbbell in both obedience and working dog tests . IPO dumbbells must weigh 650 g or 2000 g, depending on the exercise, according to the FCI examination regulations, their bridge must be made of wood and at least 4 cm from the floor.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FCI examination regulations for obedience exams from 2017, engl.
2. ↑ FCI : Examination regulations for the international working dog examinations and the international tracking dog examination of the FCI . Valid from January 1, 2012. online (PDF; 1.4 MB)