Way back a US Supreme Court Justice ( don't remember which one) stated words to this effect..." I can't define obscenity but I know it when I see it"....Its the same thing with a temperament test...I don't think our test determines whether a dog has a good temperament or not...and then again define good!....I won't own a dog with a poor temperament...and I have returned a few back to their breeders, Bob Scholes, may he rest in peace sold me a dog that should have been put down!....within the past six months I've purchased two half sisters whose parents are Schutzhund titled on both sides...without saying a word, my wife, a complete novice, noticed right away that these two girls are much much different than the dogs I've bought and bred over the past 11 or 12 years....like many things, temperament is a function of good breeding, not testing!...a GSD with poor temperament?...now that's obscene!....FB ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================