I ask people 2 things: do you like everyone you meet? do you ever have a bad day? Answers are no, and yes. So do the dogs. But sound mind? Look at their eyes, the eyes will tell you. Temperament is highly influenced by environment. I have learned this truth working with rescues. Yes, bad temperament can be genetic, no question about that. But not all bad behaved dogs necessarily have bad temperament. Bad attitude, bad manners? Yes. Just my opinion, for what is worth, which is probably very little, since no one asked. But keep it in mind if you enter your dog in my ring. I don't fool around when it comes to temperament, I am just not that quick to place blame regarding it. * Ileana * Love me, love my dogs. In a message dated 9/28/2012 9:56:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx writes: Just saying. Of course we as judges need to evaluate any dog on any give day. I recently put up an amimal that I knew not to be sound but they were fine at that time. *** Depends on why they are unsound, if they could pass it on or not. If it is an inherited unsoundness they should never place. *** Theresa ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================