I'd be concerned, but that's me. Sound sensitivity and dislike to something does not truly indicate bad temperament...what DOES indicate good or bad temperament is the recovery time. Strauss does not like people dressed up in costumes where he cannot see human faces. If the face is painted, he is fine, but if a person is in a full costume (like Goofy at Disney World) he is not too keen. He recovers well from these things, but is always startled and a bit unsure. He'll walk past them without incident and regained confidence when I assure him that the big bad bunny people aren't going to eat him, though it is clear he is not keen on them. - Jackie In a message dated 11/29/2006 2:58:49 PM Central Standard Time, lollark@xxxxxxx writes: She did NOT want to get close. Just dug in her heals in front of KMart and said "I don't think so". We did walk by them a couple of times but she did not like them. Bad temperament? ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================