When my GSD got her HT in July, one of the judges kept her working the sheep past when she had completed the requirements. Her handler asked weren't they finished. Judge replied she was just enjoying watching her move. Also mentioned it when she gave out the ribbons. I have had many compliments on her movement while herding from all kinds of people. Sometimes they don't know exactly why it is impressive, but they know there is something special about the GSD trotting around the sheep. Stephanie Cross On Dec 7, 2011, at 5:52 PM, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx > Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 20:01:47 -0500 (EST) > Subject: Re: Type divergence > > Take time to attend a herding trial. You will see the difference then. > Not that it matters, the Rottie people will be telling you they are better, > the Cardi people will be telling you they are better, the Collie people > will be telling you they are better. > > However.......when I watch Dexter herding, I LOVE the way he moves, how he > keeps his distance, how the suspended movement makes it look....easy. Its > the only word I can think of right of the top. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================