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VPG

name

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. initialism of Vielseitigkeitsprüfung für Gebrauchshunde (“Versatility examination for working dogs”), the name and abbreviation for working dog titles awarded by dog organizations other than the SV and other German Shepherd Dog organizations; equivalent to SchH; see also IPO
  2. Versatility examination for working dogs
  3. An abbreviation for a specific examination title given to trained working dogs.
Examples

Sein Hund hat die VPG erfolgreich bestanden.

His dog has successfully passed the VPG.

Die VPG stellt hohe Anforderungen an die Hunde.

The VPG places high demands on the dogs.

Part of speechname

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Usage noteThis is a technical term used in dog sports and training.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.