Robert Utter <utter227@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:=20 >This is what we learned in obedience if the judge calls for an L =20 >pattern. Though they seldom do. We were taught the dog was always =20 >between you and the judge. Anne, TN Anne: Not to be argumentative, but I doubt you were told this in *obedience* class... unless you happened to be discussing conformation competition at the time. In obedience, a dog traditionally heels to the handler's left, no matter what orders the judge calls. In obedience, it's the *judge's* job to move around the ring in order to always keep the best view of the dog and handler team! :) ~*~*~*~*~*~* Karen C. Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================