Red River Working Dogs -- your DVG Club
Welcome to Red River Working Dogs (RRWD), a DVG club dedicated to serving the working dog community across the USA. Rooted in Texoma (north Texas and southern Oklahoma) for decades, RRWDs moved to the Buckeye/Surprise area in Arizona (the northwest Phoenix valley area) in 2026. We pride ourselves on having helpful, positive, supportive and friendly-competitive attitudes and a steady focus on helping each Team Member and their Dog become the best they can be.
Red River Working Dogs is a full member club of the DVG Western Kreisgruppe (Region) which encompasses AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, MT, OR, WA, WY and in Canada, AB and BC. Our mission is to support, promote, and organize working dog sport activities (training, seminars, and competitions) as set forth by the DVG and the FCI, via the training and titling of dogs in the sport of Schutzhund now called IGP.
The DVG – Deutscher Verband der Gebrauchshundsportvereine (German organization of working dog sport clubs) is the largest working dog organization in the world. It is also the oldest Schutzhund training organization in the world. It has over 30,000 members participating in many different dog sports.
Our club members range from folks new to the sport to experienced dog handlers working to elevate their performance in the sport. Because we are also a DVG club, our club members own a variety of breeds, including but not limited to German Shepherds, Dobermanns, and Bouviers.
Our club is extraordinarily fortunate to have as our Training Director, the renowned and very successful trainer, coach and competitor, Joanne Fleming-Plumb. We believe we are that hard to find a IGP club with internationally-credentialed leadership that has experience and success working with multiple breeds, drive levels, and training approaches in such a way that with hard work and dedication, each dog and handler can become the best they can possibly be.
Red River Working Dogs is a full member club of the DVG Western Kreisgruppe (Region) which encompasses AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, MT, OR, WA, WY and in Canada, AB and BC. Our mission is to support, promote, and organize working dog sport activities (training, seminars, and competitions) as set forth by the DVG and the FCI, via the training and titling of dogs in the sport of Schutzhund now called IGP.
The DVG – Deutscher Verband der Gebrauchshundsportvereine (German organization of working dog sport clubs) is the largest working dog organization in the world. It is also the oldest Schutzhund training organization in the world. It has over 30,000 members participating in many different dog sports.
Our club members range from folks new to the sport to experienced dog handlers working to elevate their performance in the sport. Because we are also a DVG club, our club members own a variety of breeds, including but not limited to German Shepherds, Dobermanns, and Bouviers.
Our club is extraordinarily fortunate to have as our Training Director, the renowned and very successful trainer, coach and competitor, Joanne Fleming-Plumb. We believe we are that hard to find a IGP club with internationally-credentialed leadership that has experience and success working with multiple breeds, drive levels, and training approaches in such a way that with hard work and dedication, each dog and handler can become the best they can possibly be.
