It has NEVER been a requirement (by AKC) for ALL Breed Judges to do a temperament test.... if it was required for GSD, it would have to be required for all breeds (which might not be a bad idea). Only the GSDCA has required it of "GSD Specialty Judges" during Specialties, Regionals and Futurity/Maturity Events. In fact, I believe Specialty Judges used to be monitored (intermittently) for correct procedure. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve D" <cimarrongsd@xxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 9:48:31 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] OK - I must have slept thru this one.... TWICE this past weekend, I heard via AKC all breed judges that the loose lead temperament test has been or is to be discontinued. Their source was supposedly the akc rep. Did I sleep through a change somewhere? It would be nice to know if it has changed since I am judging in less than a month. /steve d. Visit Cimarron Shepherds on the Web! http://www.cimarron-gsd.com/ http://www.gsdcstl.org/ Happiness is German Shepherd slobber on your car window. Friends don't let Friends go to kansas! ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ -- -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -AKC Breeders of Merit - bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================