On Wed, 9/4/13, ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 5:47 PM You see, there is the problem. No one outside the ring can see what a judge sees inside the ring. A dog can look like a spook from outside and be perfectly sound. Also, a dog can stand like a statue inside the ring, but have eyes darting back and forth.<<<<<<< However, the dogs that show also are on the grounds for others to see. So they do get to see first hand the eyes of dogs to see they are fearful of a situation. A GSD should be reserved but never show signs of fear in the ring or outside it around people. Also the shape of head and eye position tells you several things about a dogs temperament. http://www.dogbehaviorblog.com/2008/05/the-eyes-have-i.html Theresa ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================