There are a few Black Russian's here in Miami area. I have met them at shows. I was told clearly by the owner of one that until about 5 years ago the entire breed was unaproachable. The US breeders have worked very very hard to breed civil dogs. They make our GSD's look completely friendly. But I have petted some, and I saw one with a child he had never met. He was loving the hugs. Totally good. But I would not trust one I was not introduced to. sheila "Karen C." <kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:52:55 EDT, VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx wrote:=20 > I've judged exactly 6 of them,only three in the USA. Only three what? Champions (so far)? There would have to be many more of them in this country than that or they would not be AKC recognized already. ;) On a personal note, I completed an obedience class a couple of months ago where the gal was working a 5 month old puppy and an adult male. NICE dogs but I'm not sure I'd like to be caught at the business end of one in the middle of the night. Whoa!!! Powerful breed!! kmc ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================