est. 2001
WDA MISSION STATEMENT:
Working Dogs of America is dedicated to developing, preserving, and using a canine's natural
instincts,
intelligence, and tractability to perform meaningful, utilitarian tasks for mankind.
Its goal is to use proven common-sense methods for training both canine and handler while maximizing
the social,
family orientation, and sport aspects of dog training. In addition the WDA program enables the evaluation of a canine's
working ability,
maintaining and improving breeding stock to conform to the breed's original purpose
and function.
WDA offers titles in five divisions.
Obedience titles: Family Obedience (FO), Obedience Dog 1 (OB1-3), Protection Sport Obedience (PSOB1-3)
Protection titles: Protection Dog (P1-3)
Protection Sport titles: Protection Sport Dog (PS1-3)
Police Dog titles: Police Dog (PD1-3) and Police Dog Tracking (PDT1-3)
WDA Tracking titles: Tracking (T1, T2, MT)
Code of Conduct
Videos available of most of the routines on our rules page.