IGP Weekend Report: Regional Championships and SSM IGP 2026 Take Center Stage

Last weekend brought a strong concentration of IGP competition to Germany and Sweden, with regional championship events in Rhede and Zabergäu alongside the SSM IGP 2026 in Moheda. This report is a researched roundup based on public organizer pages and published result materials. It is not a firsthand interview, and no quotations have been added where none were publicly published. The available information gives us a useful look at three different parts of the IGP competition community: the importance of regional selection events, the people who make a trial possible, and the value of carefully published results. Q: Which IGP events took place over the August 15–16 weekend? The first event was the SV LGA (LG04) 2026 , held in Rhede, Germany, on August 15 and 16. Working-dog identifies it as an SV regional championship at FCI-IGP 3 level. The event page lists Bettina Gerdes as judge for section A, Jens-Peter Flügge for section B, and Horst-Dieter Träger for section C. Hendrik Halfpap and Christian Mieck are listed as the section C helpers. The public listing confirms the event details and participant information, but the accessible page does not expose the individual A, B, C, or total scores in readable form. Because of that, this report does not assign a winner, provide placements, or repeat scores for Rhede. Readers who need the complete result picture should consult the original SV LGA (LG04) 2026 result page and any official documents released by the organizing group. The second German event was the SV Landesgruppe Württemberg LG13 LGA / LG-Ausscheidungsprüfung , hosted at OG Zabergäu on August 15 and 16. The official LG13 page provides an event schedule, catalog, participant list, and a link to the final-result document. Michael Kampmann was listed for section A, Hans-Peter Feldmann for section B, and Josef Vonarburg for section C. Daniele Strazzeri was named as reserve judge. The listed helpers were Lars Walz and Steffen Rebele, with Yannik Weiser as reserve. Sven Hepp, Benny Mayer, and Stefan Mutscheller were named as tracklayers, with tracking taking place on plowed field. The official page links to the Endergebnis der LGA , but the result document was not available to us in parsed text. We therefore have not summarized its placements or scores. The official LG13 event page remains the right place to review the full document. Sweden also had a major IGP weekend in Moheda. The SSM IGP 2026 , organized by Sk Hok, ran from August 14 through 16 at Moheda Idrottsplats. Although it began on Friday, the event directly overlapped the August 15–16 weekend and formed an important part of the public IGP results conversation. Q: What can we verify from the SSM IGP 2026 results? The organizer’s SSM results archive includes both a published results image and a podium image for the 2026 event. Unlike the German pages, the results are embedded as images rather than presented as machine-readable text, so readers should use the original organizer material when checking names, scores, or status marks. The published results image lists Thomas Fröding with Turbaz Wido in the top row at 279 points, followed by Sanna Nilsson with Hesselballe Pav , also at 279 points. Erica Andersson with Turbaz Wox is listed next at 272 points. Those details are visible in the organizer’s published results image. The results page also displays podium materials, but we are not embedding organizer or photographer images here. Instead, we encourage readers to review the original source materials directly when checking names, scores, or final classifications. It is always good practice to compare any written report with the original result sheet, particularly when scores are close or when a final classification depends on event-specific rules. Q: Why do regional championship events matter to IGP competitors? An LGA or regional championship is more than another date on the calendar. It gives competitors an opportunity to perform in a setting where the atmosphere, expectations, and level of preparation are elevated. For many handlers, these events are an important test of whether their training can hold together beyond the familiar club environment. Regional events also connect individual performances to a wider working-dog structure. Competitors are not only representing themselves and their dogs; they are participating within a Landesgruppe or regional organization and contributing to the competitive picture of that community. That makes the preparation process especially valuable. A handler can study the schedule, review the participant catalog, consider the field conditions, and build a competition plan around the information that the organizer provides. At the same time, the trial remains a test of the partnership on the field. No document can replace the experience of navigating the actual conditions of the day. The SSM IGP, meanwhile, demonstrates the same sense of occasion at a national stage. The published podium and result materials show how an event can preserve the weekend’s outcome for competitors, supporters, and future researchers. These records become part of the sport’s shared history. Q: What do the judges, helpers, and tracklayers contribute? IGP trials depend on a carefully coordinated team. Judges are assigned to evaluate different sections, bringing consistency and an independent perspective to the work in front of them. Listing the judges publicly helps competitors understand how the event was structured and gives the community a clear record of who served in each role. The section C helpers are equally important. Their work must be consistent, controlled, and aligned with the requirements of the trial so that each dog encounters a fair and comparable test. Helpers do not simply provide movement on the field. They are part of the standardization and safety framework that allows the judge to evaluate the dog-handler team appropriately. Tracklayers carry a different but just as significant responsibility. In Zabergäu, the official event page specifically identifies plowed field as the tracking environment. Ground conditions influence scent behavior, pace, concentration, and the way a dog works through changes in the surface. The tracklayers must place tracks and articles accurately and consistently so that the tracking section remains a meaningful evaluation for every competitor. For spectators, these roles can be easy to overlook because attention naturally goes to the handler and dog. For anyone preparing to compete, however, understanding the entire trial team is part of understanding the event itself. Q: How should handlers and fans use online result pages responsibly? The best starting point is always the original organizer document. A result page may provide the event title, dates, officials, and a link to a PDF or image, but it does not necessarily display every score in accessible text. That distinction matters. The Rhede listing confirms the event and its officials, but it does not provide readable A, B, C, and total scores. The LG13 page confirms that a final-result document exists, but its placements should be taken from the linked PDF rather than inferred from the event announcement. The SSM page provides published images that can be viewed directly, but the image format makes careful checking especially important. When sharing results, it is better to link back to the original source, identify whether the information came from a PDF or image, and avoid filling in gaps with assumptions. A missing score is not an invitation to estimate one, and an inaccessible placement should not be repeated as fact. Q: Where can the IGP community continue following events and results? K9 Sports Nation is built to help the IGP community stay connected between trials. Handlers, clubs, and supporters can visit our events page to find upcoming IGP trials, seminars, and community activities. Our records section provides a place to browse competition results, while handler and dog profiles help the community follow the people and partnerships behind the entries. For those who cannot attend in person, the livestreams page offers a way to stay close to the action. Educational opportunities and seminar resources can be found through the K9 Sports Nation learning center . Clubs and organizers can also use our submission page to send in events and results for consideration. What we could verify Official listings and results materials are available for all three events covered here. However, not every source exposes its score tables in machine-readable text. The Rhede page does not provide accessible individual A/B/C/Total scores, the LG13 page links to a final-result PDF that was not parsed here, and the SSM results are presented as images. For complete placements and scores, please check the original organizer documents directly. That small extra step helps protect the accuracy of the record and gives proper credit to the clubs, officials, and volunteers who make each IGP weekend possible.