I can be difficult to hide shy fearful temperament behavior IF the judge is
really checking the dog correctly and
paying close attention. Even dogs highly trained to stand even though fearful
will usually come unglued and
expose insecurity if the handler is asked to step away and drop the leash.....
and release the death grip on their
neck or choke chain. <G>
Not the same thing, but occasionally some young dogs do have what I call a
"temper tantrum" in the ring and fight
the handler and the judge for a minute when they are taken from their owner and
given to a handler the first time.
Not to be confused with a real temperament problem. These usually "settle"
and allow the handler to handle them
and the judge to go over them once they see their owner and don't feel they
have to go find them.........where the
real temperament problem typically accelerates.
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com
From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Yesko (Redacted sender "scenecrest.geo"
for DMARC)
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: ...... issues....cause & affect
Morton, 100% agree.
A good handler can hide shy fearful behavior temperament but the eyes tell it
all a Judge is
aware as they can look into those eyes. Genetics does decide the temperament of
a dog and it
is passed on for generations to come. So when a person buys these pups
these dogs usually end
up in a Shelter or put down and people wonder why. The temperament, health,
GSD conformation, genetic bloodline makeup is important I want it all in the
pups I buy. Never owned a GSD
that the ears did not come up on either correct ears as a pup always stand up.
Genetic testing and researching the bloodlines of a GSD is where it all begins
what
was in the background will still surface today.
Theresa
scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx
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On Fri, 7/20/18, Morton Goldfarb wrote:
One of my favorites--"Without Breed type there is no Working Ability--Without
Working
Ability(Temperament-Character) there is no Breed Type"
We must remember that though thousands of years of domestication we have taken
what
was a shy animal (wolf) into what we have today in the modern canine.
Our gene pool for temperament is based on a recessive gene which sometimes we
see come
through in our breedings.
Genetics constitutes 90-95 % of a dogs temperament.
MG
“You must live with a great dog to discover what makes them different and
exceptional
or you miss one of life’s great joys”
Morton Goldfarb, M.D. FACS
SV-WUSV Continental Director
