Not sure which is worse, a poor LLTT, or none at all. One of the judges this weekend did not do a temperament test. Had he done so, I imagine more than one or two of the dogs would have not passed. Of course that is assuming the judge would know what is okay and what is not. The fact that he didn't see a couple of the dogs being nervous and frenetic during the class..well, then perhaps a LLTT would not have mattered anyway? The Standard is very clear "must appear confident at ALL times" It doesn't then in parenthesis say "well , only during the TT is ok" LOL. Oy veh. Kathy *"Victory...*Vires et honestas" On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 1:20 AM, Sheree Moses <shereemosesgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > The judge was confusing the GSD test with Dobermans. The Doberman > standard specifically says that the dog should not fear an approach from > the rear; they talk to you about it when you attend their seminars. Having > said that, it seems idiotic to me that anyone would approach any dog with > guardian tendencies without letting them know you were there....but we can > only teach the ones who come to the seminars, and pray they absorb it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================