My Cherish not only barked but damned near trashed her crate when another dog got near her dad and her Van. On leash even next to me and the Van she was great in her crate inside the Van she was a superbitch. Bob Neiman / Walled Lake, Mich. Owner Barkalot's Felonious Assault AKA Brat and the other half of B'N'B Breeder/owner of UKC GR Ch.B'N'B-Barkalot's Cherish RN Co-owner of UKC ChSandyCreek-B'N'B-WC's Christmas Star AKA Echo Co-owner of Ketlyn's Black Widow -------------------------------------------------- From: <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:54 AM To: <ELG440@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Temperament Test...and Obscenity not want we meant > how about the other breed exhibitors? yesterday, while relaxing and > watching karen judge, i heard ... > > 1. from an irish setter exhibitor - "your dog barked" - she was > referring > to a crated GSD bitch, sitting right behind her owners, who had the > AUDACITY to bark at another dog as it passed her crate. the irish handler > was > furious and started yelling at the GSD bitch. thankfully, the owner told > her > what for and shut her up > > 2. from a host club member - the presence of a couple of ex-penned GSDS > was "terrifying" some chows and the chows pitched a fit (of course, THAT > was > also blamed on the GSDs) - the club rep claimed the GSDs were "mean". > trust me, i had judged these dogs the day before and they are NOT mean - > just > dogs. dogs BARK - go figure. thankfully, one of our handlers told him > off. > > 3. from an aussie handler who was angry that a young male GSD was > sniffing her bitch's butt. she actually said, "this bitch is > breedable!". well, > DUH, lady - you're at a dog show, your bitch is in season and this male > dog > noticed! > > 4. from a weird man with 2 large somethings (i don't remember what breed > he had) who actually walked the 100 plus feet AWAY FROM THE RING and > behind > shrubbery and a bathroom building to come tell us that calling our dog > was > bothering everyone at his ring. we were NOT being disruptive at all. > > for whatever reason, our breed has a bad rep - undeserved and unfair. by > the time i left yesterday, i wanted to tell the rest of the dog world to > GET REAL DOGS! i love many other breeds but the people are ridiculous. > diane, who stays away from the all-breeds as much as possible > Diane Silver-Strasser > Silstra German Shepherds > _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for > everything German Shepherd and then some! > _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) > Skater's Blog > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================