Some dogs don't need a temperament test When you meet them you know that you are meeting a great (sound) dog I know of a select dog that will not leave you in doubt regarding his temperament Sharon Stuart & Sharon Birch Edale German Shepherds Tofield, Alberta WWW.EDALEGSD.COM 780 662 4843 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Tank" <tanksr@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 3:45 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Totally Awesome Select GSD's :-) Time and money, mostly time. There aren't very many temperament tests. That and show schedules and life in general. If it was up to me we'd to away with it and just do a gun test. Thank goodness it's not up to me, lol. This sounds like a slam on our Select dogs. I don't know of one that couldn't pass the TC test. This thread has become distasteful, like so many. Ken On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Paula M. Cooke <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Wow! That is good! > What possible "circumstances" could cause a dog to not get his/her TC????? > You can always retake it if you fail it!! > I know 2 or 3 trainers who can train your spook to pass it! > My Chihuahua could pass the GSDCA Temperament Test!! > It is a start. It is a tool. > It even helps give the illusion to the rest of the world that breeders ARE > concerned about temperament!! > > Paula, 218 days and counting > > Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am > CH, Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, > OFA > CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid), 1st male GSD Grand > Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 > GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show > Invitee, 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba Invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Liane Fossland" <lfossland@xxxxxxx> > To: <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Totally Awesome Select GSD's :-) > Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:04:22 -0700 > > Sometimes there are circumstances which are beyond the control of the > owner > or handler of the dog. It may not necessarily be a temperament issue. We > all > know that this could happen to any of our dogs and I am sure it has. > Lee F. > > -----Original Message----- > From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Paula M. Cooke > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 11:59 AM > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Totally Awesome Select GSD's :-) > > There are a LOT of Selects out there, huh, more than 200, I am quite sure. > How prestigious!! Or should I say, how GREAT they all must be! > Especially the ones who CAN'T pass the very simple and basic GSDCA > Temperament Test!! > > Paula, 219 days and counting > > Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am > CH, Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, > OFA > CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand > Champion. > 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male > in > USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. > 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > On 3/4/2012 11:32 AM, Ruth Scheubler wrote: > > First - it is hard to say that all of those 200 selects were of higher > quality than a dog who has regularly represented this breed well in the > all-breed group and BIS ring. > > But if all those 200 dogs were exhibited, just imagine the income!! And > at > $75/dog, this seems designed to be a source of revenue rather than an > educational moment. > > Ruth > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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. 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