Evan wrote: It is sort of hard to picture obedience or herding in a picture. If they're in the picture, it's obedience. If there's a sheep and no dog, it's herding. If there's a line of wet footprints across pavement and you see the tail of the dog, it's tracking. If the dog is hanging in mid-air, it's agility. If you can see the whole dog, then it's conformation. See easily delineated... <grin> Mary-Anne C C Mistral of Waldenridge CGN CD RE TD AGN TEC RACL HIC SGDC 26 June 2001 - 1 August 2010 Tersha's Magnum Force CGN PCD CD RE TDX UTD AGN AGNJ AGNJS N-TDX RNCL TEC HIC I AM A WORKING DOG My eyes are your eyes, to watch you and to protect you and yours, My ears are your ears, to hear and detect evil minds in the dark, My nose is your nose, to scent the invader of your domain, And so you may live, My life is also yours. ~~Cicero ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================