I Stormy, I would say that Tennie has excellent instincts and her reaction to the man at the door was a warning for you. When I was a teenager we had a GSD that was very sound & accepting of everyone. There were only two times he reacted in a negative manner to someone at the door & both times he was "spot on"! Joannie Dream Come True GSD - Stockton CA - Home of Jaccar-Rivendell Brianne HT, PT, TC, CGC, ROM; CH Dream Come True-Rivendell Fandango HT, TC; GCH CH DCT-Tebe Nobe Me & Bobby McGee, HT, PT,TC and too many others to list! http://www.dct-norhaus.blogspot.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stormy Hope" <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 2:20 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: It is not brain surgery I totally agree, Jim. Just this morning, my GSD greeted a couple young girls at the door and was ready to go home with them. A couple of hours later, a man came to the door, and while have NEVER heard Tennie growl before, she gave one that I could barely hear and her hackles barely went up. This is a dog that probably could qualify for that "golden" personality. She loves everybody, but I guess not quite. Storm ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================