I got this also about a month ago. I did not respond because I don't believe that this would be considered good research when the email system is used. Terra Fairburn & Nanc Kinley Keggi Fair German Shepherds www.keggifair.com members of the GSDC of Quad Cities & GSDCA www.gsdcqc.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <CarolHDD@xxxxxxx> [ SHOWGSD-L ] Did anyone else get this German Shepherd survey e-mail? >I received the following e-mail this evening and was wondering if any other > regional clubs have received it also. When I opened the questionnaire > they > are asking personal information about the owner, breeder and dog. They > are > not interested in the health of the dog but in behavior and temperament. > I > will be happy to forward privately the attached document to anyone > interested. > > Carol Hudd in Las Vegas > > Dear Ms. Hudd, > I am a graduate student at Columbia University in New York and am > collaborating with Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary on a > study about German Shepherds and am wondering if the GSDC of Southern > Nevada might be interested in participating. You're listed as the > Secretary on the GSDCA website. > > I am seeking at least 8 German Shepherd owners to fill out the attached > questionnaire about their dog; I have already collected 42 > questionnaires from GSD owners around the country. The GSDs should be > at least one year old and registered with the AKC or a comparable breed > registry. Those with more than one GSD can fill out more than one > questionnaire if they'd like. > > The questionnaire can be completed in Word and emailed back to me, or I > can mail out a paper copy upon request. Participants can navigate > around the questionnaire in Word by pressing the "tab" key or by > clicking in the gray areas. It takes about 7-10 minutes to complete. > After the first section, the rest is multiple-choice. > > Confidentiality is important, and we separate all personal identifying > information from the data during data analysis. Our goal is to > understand more about the breed as a whole and not to draw conclusions > about particular dogs, breeders, or owners. > > Below, I have listed further details that I am required to provide. I > can be reached by email or by phone at (646) 708-1953 if you or any of > your members have questions or concerns. Thanks for your time. > > Sincerely, > Michele Wan, MA > Graduate Research Fellow > Columbia University Department of Psychology ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================