Episode 73: Pierre Wahlstrom

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Pierre Wahlstrom, discussing his extensive experience with working dogs and what distinguishes exceptional dogs from average ones.

In this episode, I sit down with Pierre Wahlstrom, a lifelong officer in the Swedish Armed Forces, elite working-dog specialist, world-level judge, and World Champion. Pierre has spent over three decades developing, testing, breeding, judging, and training working dogs at the highest level. He currently serves as CEO for testing and procurement of dogs for the Swedish Armed Forces and as technical adviser for military dog breeding. He is a long time IPO/IGP and SV judge, has judged multiple World Championships (FCI, WUSV, ISPU, FMBB), and was World Champion with a German Shepherd in 2007, while also coaching numerous national and world-level teams. We talk selection, nerves, genetics, judging, and what actually separates great dogs from average ones from someone who has seen it all, on the field and behind the scenes. If you care about real working dogs and real performance, this episode is a must listen.

People in this episode

Host: Training Without Conflict®

Guest: Pierre Wahlstrom

Topics covered

• working dogs
• dog training
• military dogs
• dog breeding
• judging dogs
• performance dogs

Keywords

• working dogs
• dog training
• military dog specialist
• dog genetics
• dog judging
• World Champion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Swedish Armed Forces

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