In a message dated 7/12/2006 4:04:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: the dog must not be timid, shrinking behind its master or handler: it should not be nervous, looking about or upward with anxious expression of showing nervous OMG DD COULD I HUG YOU?!!!! I am so glad to hear you bring this up....why is it that we continue to see eye-rolling , shaking, quivering dogs being put up, even through to Select? aaaaaaarrrrrrgh. I know (and no this is not an AB judge bash) that some AB judges may lack familiarity with our temperament , but Specialists????? it makes me crazy (-er. ) lolol Kathy, who is DEATH on poor temperament, and faulty GSD character Victory....There's Something in a Name WEBSITE UPDATED: June 18, 2006 _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================