There are dogs who can pull them up...almost at will. And everyone knows that some male puppies' go up and down for a while before settling down where they should be. I judged a Best in Show winning Collie one time and one of his testicles was just mush...(the rule is two normal testicles). So I excused him. The handler was furious but did nothing. When I came home I called my Collie "mentor" and told her...she thought it was very strange that he was winning all these prizes. A couple of months later she was judging at Old Dominion Kennel Club here in No.Va. and the dog was entered....as a "breed mother," she had a huge entry. I was watching from ringside....when she examined this particular dog, she stood up, turned to me, and with a look of shock on her face, announced (and EVERYBODY heard her) "You're absolutely right, his testicles are just a bunch of oatmeal!" The dog, who happened to belong to great long time friends of hers, was DQ'd and never shown again. That judge was the late Bobbie Roos, for those of you who may have known her...I know Helen MF did. Helen probably knew the dog, too... Peggy billie wrote: >True story about Testicles. >My husband( Russ) was an AKC licensed handler, in the 70's -80's. He also >conducted training classes for Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore in >California. >One night at the all breed conformation class a man came in with his dog. >During the examination My husband found only one testicle. So he explained >the AKC regulations about conformation dogs etc. The owner said," Oh is he >doing that again?" He then proceeded to give the dog a good healthy slap on >the back and then asked my husband to examine him again. Unbelievable but >true, two testicles this time! LOL > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================