I noticed this too and wondered at the judge doing this as it certainly is not necessary. He can't count the teeth doing that! It clearly was irritating to the dogs and probably handlers! Anne, TN On Feb 12, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Peggy wrote: > Now if only someone had bitten the judge last nite, maybe after > all these years he'd have learned not to treat them like raw > meat.........sheez......pulling their heads back and prying their jaws > open...no wonder his own dogs were always so handshy......... > Peggy ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================