Hi Vicki, In order for our club (Fort Worth German Shepherd Dog Club) to hold Herding Instinct Tests we first had to be approved by AKC to hold herding events. We put on a sanctioned herding match in March and we were approved. We have scheduled our first trial for November and we will hold our first Herding Instinct Tests (four events with two judges) on January 6 & 7 in conjunction with the Nolan River Kennel Club shows (Y'all come!) Herding Instinct tests require an AKC licensed herding judge to do the evaluation. AKC Herding Instinct Certification requires qualifiying evaluations by two different herding judges. I hope this answers your questions. Kathe Brennan Fort Worth German Shepherd Dog Club, Inc. --- VSabiaB@xxxxxxx wrote: > Could someone tell me what the procedure is for a > Spec. club to have a > Herding Instinct Test? Also what are the > qualifications for the tester to do the > evaluation to Certify the dogs that pass? > > Thanks! > Vicki > Von Charisma German Shepherds > http://members.aol.com/VAbby17801/VCGShepherds.html > It's not HAVING what you want, it's wanting what you > HAVE!! > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the > property of the original author and of GSD > Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of > any kind are permitted without prior permission of > the original author AND of the Showgsd-l > Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, > REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL > WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST > MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A > VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management > at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to > AOL issues > ============================================================================ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================