YeeHa! I told you to pay attention to the REAL NORMA --- and I was totally correct in telling everyone to do so. It is important to UNDERSTAND as much as possible about these SUPERB dogs. I know from big time experiences that NO GSD really NEEDS to be TAUGHT and/or ENCOURAGED to do so in a way that is categorized as SPORT! As Norma says, there are many teaching venues out there given in a proper manner. TNX Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: <nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 8:59 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] to correct a mistaken idea 1. I think Helen Gleason and I have been good friends for more then 40 years and I know and admire Julie Degen. They have both done it all. 2. I know what schutzhund consists of and some things we already have in our Obedience trials. 3. I think Bite work is aggressive behavior unless done by an expert and is totally unecessary for the normal american german shepherd dog.puppies bite and if not corrected to lick instead you can have problems 4. I am very familiar with THE LAW. american law. 5. As the daughter of an expert in the field of psychology I have a deep understanding of what makes people like aggression. Its very common during adolesence and some people never grow out of it. -- norma hansburg www.normahansburg.com =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================