We invite everyone who is interested in the real work of the German Shepherd Dogs, to our big annual event "SV Bundesleistungshüten", the yearly championship of the German Shepherds and their dogs, from September 25-27, 2009.

The event starts mid day on Friday, September 25, when the Shepherds will gather and draw for their trialing order and look over the course. In the afternoon, the first three or four Shepherds will start herding. Each run takes about an hour.
In the evening, there will be a meeting in the big tent, where everyone will enjoy food, music, and talk.
On Saturday morning the herding will begin at 8:00 and continue until mid day, when there is a break for lunch. There will be excellent lamb cuisine, as well as other meal choices. The herding will then resume until evening. Then, there will be a big party in the tent. Prior to the eating, drinking, and dancing, some "important" people will speak to us, including the german SV Club President.

Sunday morning there will be a church service in the field in front of the big tent. A catholic priest will lead the services, joined by the youth music group from the village.
After church, herding will commence. Once again, there will be a lunch break , followed by the completion of herding runs. Between the final herding runs and the award ceremony, there will be some special events. The police will search for drugs, some young girls will "dance" with their dogs, and there will be obedience and Search and Rescue demonstrations.

Be sure to check out the German Shepherd Dog videos from videos from "Reivision", showing all 3 days in the big tent in the "bar corner".
Here is the link for information about this event, which we will update from time to time:
http://www.sv-schweinfurt.de/

One week after the BLH will be the "Bundessiegerprüfung" in Donaueschingen, about 1 hour driving from us to the south. Here is more information on that event:
http://www.sv-bsp.de/
This is an excellent opportunity for visitors from foreign countries to be able to attend both events.