Our dogs are smart. They know the difference between someone faking to be mean and a real threat. When Nichole ( which she passed )  did her TC and the weird stranger came out she just stood there and looked at me like she was trying to say this is so stupid. Last summer we had a dog club meeting in the park. It was getting dark. Nichole and I were walking back to the van by ourselves and all of a sudden Nichole noticed a man standing by the edge of the woods. She hit the end of that lead and was growling and barking at this guy. He turned and went the other way. They know the difference. I have never had one of my dogs go after the weird stranger at a TC test. Justrock German Shepherds Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises &  Tortoise Rescue Behold The Turtle,  He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James B. Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx To: Stormy435@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:30:36 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Re TC and Evaluators,veering slightlyOT In a message dated 10/29/2008 9:27:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Stormy435  writes: Y'know, I wanted to add to  my Moxie's Fail at the TC.  A short while later, my grandkids (3 and 5 at  the time) were down at the Venice Pier with Moxie.  This REALLY  weird guy came walking toward us...Moxie alerted, growled and went in front of  the three of us.  The guy veered off quickly!  Now, did she pick up  that the "weird stranger' at the TC was of no consequence and just went back,  and picked up that the REALLY weird guy was a possible danger?  One of  the real life situations? Stormy  We always joke that our dogs see so many weirdos doubling at shows, the  weird stranger is just another show person.......but in a different setting,  real life, its a whole different ball game.  She was just a good dog.  Ileana **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel.  Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! (http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008.  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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================