"The tape and the breed standard do NOT say that the dog should be TOUCHED or HANDLED............." So where we do go from approaching the dog to giving it a Retriever head and neck ruffle and swat on the side? What went wrong here? Stormy In a message dated 2/3/05 9:42:39 AM, campaigners@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > The tape shows how to > approach the dog and what is expected. The tape and the breed standard do > not say that the dog should be touched or handled. Yet, there are judges > who insist on there own add-on temperament exercises > *^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================