[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Temperament Test (and Committee)- LONG
- From: Denise Williams <denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:03:51 -0800 (PST)
(Sp.) Chase would growl. He is a bit talkative. He takes his job seriously
too. But I live in 'da hood, so he doesn't get a lot of correction from me:)
Denise W.
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From: Denise Williams <denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:57:29 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Temperament Test (and Committee)- LONG
How much concern should they show towards the weird stranger? Chase would grow
but I can call him off.
Denise W.
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From: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:13:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Temperament Test (and Committee)- LONG
I didn't know they had CGC classes. Live and learn. I do know the most frequent
failed part of the TT is the friendly stranger. You just can teach a dog to
ignore a human acting overly friendly. No 2 people do it the same. You can
teach a dog the rest of the test.
The one dog I have that failed the test was an all German girl that thought the
weird stranger was a set up for correction. She had been know to take her job a
little to seriously at home and I had gotten on her a couple of times. She is
anything but weak in temperament. I also had one pass that I would never
pass. Nothing is prefect but at least it is something.
Terry
--- On Tue, 1/27/09, Denise Williams <denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Denise Williams <denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Temperament Test (and Committee)- LONG
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 3:24 PM
Just had that same conversation on another board. I don't think we will
ever agree on what test/job/sport is a suitable test of temperment. The
only real test is a life experience, where a dog performs in an
emergency situation. May we never have to go through that to prove
our dogs.
I'm not sure if the CGC test is equal to the GSDCA
TT. This is an interesting view. Anyone can take CGC classes, so you
still teach the test. I practiced basic obedience with Chase before our
CGC. Chopper was a cakewalk. As a show dog, we have plenty of practice
ignoring other dogs, being left with strangers, saying in one place.
Denise W.
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From: Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
To: marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx; Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 5:21:13 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Temperament Test (and Committee)- LONG
Tell that to Quazar, sired by a litter mate to a BIS Ch, who had more captures
in 8 months than the rest of the department's dogs combined in the full year.
Tell that to Lars, an avalanche dog sired by GV Max. Tell that to a youngster
sired by Rogue who is now SAR certified. and the list goes on and on.
The breed has a range of temperament that is suited to the range of uses for
the breed. The very hard, high drive BSP winner may not do well tending sheep,
nor as a service dog for an autistic child. Some people think that SchH titles
are the only way to evaluate the "working" potential and character of a dog.
They have not seen a SchH3 dog turn tail and hunt for someone with a sleeve
when attacked by a dog-wise ewe with lambs. Nor have they seen a SchH3 dog fail
the GSDCA temperament test as it was different from what was expected. Not all
show dogs are "nervy" and not all SchH titled dogs are sound. "CORRECT" is
somewhere within the acceptable range and the test score should be of use to
determine what that dog is suited for if within the acceptable range.
Ruth
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