That being said....I've seen a lot of very well trained sheep and they can make a dog look like he/she know what they are doing !! Donna Jacot,ArDeJay -----Original Message----- From: Jackie Short-Nguyen <marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx> To: texasgsds <texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, Dec 9, 2011 10:32 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Another Reason The HIC/HIT (which is it?!) is only supposed to mean that the dog is rainable in the endeavor and has an interest in sheep. That interest may ot always be pure (Strauss would love to eat mutton rather than herd), but he tester is supposed to pass dogs that they believe could be trained to o the work. hat said, you're right, at the end of the day it doesn't mean the dog ctually has the mettle to stand up to a tough ram. -- ackie & Jonathan Nguyen Marcato German hepherds<http://www.marcatogermanshepherds.com> Konzert vom Drachenberg, CD, RN, CGC, SD "Strauss" evine's Gunpowder N Lead RN "Mirada" =========================================================================== OST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its dministrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any ost. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================