Ok. That explains it. When I did it with my girl Leah I never said ANYTHING to her, and she scored 1 point from a "perfect" score. I guess if I had talked it would have gone down? solanagsd <solanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have been tested under Gene Gray for well over 10 years...IT IS OKAY to talk to the dogs...YOU ARE marked by how MUCH encouragement you need to give..ie...if the umbrella freaks them (not mine) you are allowed to encourage them to touch it...too MUCH encouragement needed will be a lower score... Deborah Gebhard Solana Shepherds, MI Ann Marie www.geocities.com/amarigermanshepherds/Puppies.html Home of CH Fairway's Leah v Nadelwald TC OFA and her daughter R/Best In Futurity CH Amari's Ava Gardner OFA and in the wings Leah's new daughter Amari's Beware of Foxy Roxy --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================