HIT is not a performance title. It is only a certificate that says your dog showed some nterest in sheep for a limited amount of time in a small area, with or without help from the tester. It requires no training, nor control other than that required to keep the dog from injuring sheep. The lowest level of a title is the HT - Herding Tested - which is very basic but does at least require that you can demonstrate a little control of the dog when there are sheep round. You need to be able to call your dog off sheep in a larger arena than the round pen usually used for HIC testing. The next lever, PT, requires the dog have a bit more control - but both of these tests are far from the actual herding titles HS, HI or HX. Ruth --- On Fri, 5/9/08, Maureen <murk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Maureen <murk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] YEA FOR US!!!!!!!!!!!! > To: "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Friday, May 9, 2008, 2:58 PM > I had to send the Texas Rangers to OVC to FINALLY get the > certificate!!! > Now, I am PROUD to announce it is Select EXCELLENT Ch. > Konigin's Phantom Of > The Opera, TC, HIT, TD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now on to the > performance > thing...and an AOE! I seriously thought the HIT would have > done it, but, it > sure didn't. I am still a newbie at heart. Mo and Pat > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================