I loved my mentor, she allowed us to bring dogs in heat for training, and trained in a park (then) that had dogs of all sorts on it all the time. Her Philosophy? "In the real world, your dog obeys you no matter what. Get over it! <VBG> On Jan 21, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Kathy Partch <jokaysedona@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My last leg trial with my intact GSD was quite interesting but annoying as > well. Thank heavens he behaved & received his third leg. It was held out > doors & was told by a couple of people that in the early morning hours > people were using the ring to practice & play in. Peeing in the ring, > dropping treats & who knows how many bitches were in season. The way the > intact dogs acted it was horrible! I think rings as that should be monitored > before trialing. I understand the obedient dog should watch its handle & > should be proofed by then. But that day a lot of interesting/disappointing > things happened to those poor handlers. Three intact dogs just totally lost > their train of thought by smelling the ground & were DQ's, two ran out of > the ring. Then there are other times I've trialed & that judge watched their > rings as if they owned them. > > Kathy Partch > www.JoKaySedona.com > Stormy V. Hope https://www.facebook.com/GSDCA.LegislationAwareness https://www.facebook.com/CaRPOC.CaliforniaResponsiblePetOwnersCoalition ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================