Possibly I misunderstood the Observer's job.......but I always understood the Observer was there to observe the Judge's temperament test....?..... to insure that they temperment tested EVERY dog exactly the same?? Equally....? NOT to make a judgement call on any dog's temperament? According to some of these posts ....many seem to think there is no need for an observer as they cannot 'see' the true temperament on the dog that the judge is evaluating for the observer to make a proper evaluation??? The observer is not supposed to make an evaluation of the dogs temperament. as I understand it. Most are not judges.....just fellow exhibitors, breeders, etc. that are willing to make a committment to be there and "observe" the actual test on each dog. Not the dog. I understood they were there merely to observe to insure every dog was being tested exactly the same according to the contract the judge signs..........?? Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================