Protection sports are dog sports that test a dog

Dog

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's ability to protect himself and his handler. All protection sports test the complete temperament

Temperament

In psychology, temperament refers to those aspects of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as innate rather than learned...

 of the dog, not just his protectiveness. The dog must be safe for his handler and for the public. He must be able to control himself upon command. All protection sports are modeled to some extent on the way dogs are used in police

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

 work. The grandfather of all protection sports is the Belgian Ring

Belgian Ring

The Belgian Ring/Ring sport is a Protection- or "Police"-dogsport, organized by the "NVBK" , "KKUSH" as well as the "KCB"...

. It's the oldest and one of the hardest defense-dogsports in the world and completely dominated by the Belgian Shepherd (Mechelaar/Malinois).

The first trial of "Ring Sport" was organized in 1903 in Mechelen

Mechelen

Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...

 (French: Malines), Belgium

Belgium

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. It wasn't well defined, but every team showed what it could the best.

• Belgian Ring
  Belgian Ring
  The Belgian Ring/Ring sport is a Protection- or "Police"-dogsport, organized by the "NVBK" , "KKUSH" as well as the "KCB"...
  
   (NVBK, KMSH and KCB)
• Campagne
• French Ring
• Dutch KNPV
• Mondio Ring
  Mondio Ring
  Mondio Ring is a type of dog sport. It is a protection sport that tests the ability of the dog to protect both themselves and their handlers, even through extreme distractions. The sport trials are similar to the work performed by police dogs...
  
  
• Schutzhund
  Schutzhund
  Schutzhund is a dog sport that was developed in Germany in the early 1900s as a breed suitability test for the German Shepherd Dog. The test would determine if the dog displayed the appropriate traits and characteristics of a proper working German Shepherd Dog...
  
  
• K9 Pro Sports
  K9 Pro Sports
  - History :K9 Professional/Protection Sports, also known as K9 Pro Sports was founded in 1992. The first Personal Protection and Patrol dog certification trial was held in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Events of the very first trial were highlighted in Dog Sports Magazine. The popularity of these...
  
  
• American Street Ring
• Protection Sports Association
• Service Dogs Of America
  Service Dogs Of America
  Service Dogs Of America is a dog sport that was developed in the United States in 2001 to offer training titles which could meet the needs of professionals concerning various types of service dog training such as protection and search and rescue....