Here's the Scoop on Joining Red River Working Dogs DVG Club. 

Red River Working Dogs is a DVG IPO training club formed and maintained in the German tradition. Team members support each other as we develop our training and trialing skills with the end goal of earning IPO titles. Note: The sport was formerly called Schutzhund (German for "protection dog") or IPO but is now referred to as IGP (Internationale Gebrauchshund Pruefung), German for “International Working Dog Examination".

IGP is a demanding and very competitive sport that requires daily training at home and training at the Club at least once or twice a week. This sport will put a lot of miles on your vehicle, consume a seemingly endless number of hours and extract money from our wallets. Being a part of a competitive IGP training team takes a high level of commitment. Good chemistry between team members is critical. We expect everyone to be supportive of and kind to one another, keep a positive attitude even when facing difficult challenges, and to help us all achieve our individual goals as we work toward our team goals. The club has regular Club Work Days where we all show up and work to maintain and improve our training facilities.

CLUB DUES HAVE TWO PARTS:
(1) RRWD Club Dues ($600/year), and
(2) DVG Dues ($100/year). 

If you're interested in joining RRWDs, contact us to schedule a visit on a training day (check our calendar). Meet the club members, see how we train and ask questions.  

Here's how visitors become MEMBERS: 

1. Come visit on a training day. Two choices for your first visit: 
   1. Leave your dog at home for your first visit, OR
   2. Bring your dog with you for a private Initial Assessment/Session with our Training Director ($100). Please let us know in advance if you plan to bring your dog and would like time for the Initial Assessment. Assessments are discounted from our standard private rate of $125/hour, and as such, are limited to one (1) per Dog.  
2. Folks interested in training with RRWD have two options: 
   1. Intro to the Sport of IGP. Just you. No dog. $50 for a full month. Assessment not required for this INTRO package. Perfect for those shopping for or waiting on a puppy and for those eager to get a feel for the sport and our club. Come to as many training sessions as you'd like. Want one-on-one time with our Training Director? Private IGP instruction is available for $125/hour (or save by buying five hours of training and get one full hour free). 
   2. QUARTERLY TRIAL MEMBERSHIP (three months). You AND your Dog. $480  
      ​Gets you 13 weeks of unlimited club training (up to 3 sessions per week for a total of 39 sessions; about $12 per club training session. 
3. When you've completed your Quarterly Trial Membership, it'll be time to decide if you'd like to join our club as a full member. If you've fallen in love with the sport and want to join our club as a regular full member, let us know and we'll take a club vote. If you're approved, we'll prorate the remaining year's dues. That way you'll be due to re-up January 1 of the following year with the rest of the club. 

If these options aren't right for you, private training lessons and/or board and train might be better. If you want to learn more about that, check out this page.  

PAPER MEMBERS. Only need a Paper Membership?  We do offer paper memberships for those who don't have a home club but need to belong to the DVG for trial purposes The fee to be a paper member is $190/year ($90 for the DVG Dues portion plus $100 for RRWD Paper Club Dues)  

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