In a message dated 12/11/04 11:08:18 AM Mountain Standard Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: The problem you may run in with a temperament test is bringing an evaluator in to do the testing. If I am not mistaken there are only about 8 evaluator to cover the whole US so if you have to fly someone in, you have to factor that cost in. I always said that I think the PC should have more evaluators and more clubs would probably do the temperament test if they could keep their cost down. We did have one a few years ago and our evaluator was an exhibitor so we did really well but if we had to pay to fly someone in the money profit would have been very different. This past May our club brought in Dalene McIntire to evaluate the temperament test. We also had her judge obedience the day after, so we really got our money's worth! If you get someone wonderful like Dalene you get a versatile individual who can even judge the breed in conformation. We actually made quite a bit on our temperament testing, as we had something like 30 dogs go through the test, and we had more that wanted to. We would love to do it again, as people really enjoyed the event. Sheri Chambers Rocky Mountain German Shepherd Dog Club ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================