----- Original Message ----- From: "BlackHawk Farms, LLC" <blackhawkfarmsllc@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Unfortunately, when this breed was introduced, there were some "temperment > issues" in this breed. In fact, sometimes, in the beggining, the Best of > Breed was decided on who didnt try to bite the judge. I remember the year > in > pleasanton, I had went reserve on Anjya and stayed around to watch the > breed. In walks this BEAUTIFUL Bitch.. EYE CANDY, groomed to the nines > (CORRECTLY) and showing beautifully. I looked and said, OK, thats your > breed > winner, and went to go take my dog back to her crate. I come back and the > class bitch went Best of Breed over the bitch. Luckily, the breed judge > was > someone you could talk to and say, "Why the hell did you do that???" Am I > missing something..??" The judge, who was a dane breeder, said, "Yes, If > I > pressed the issue, I would be missing 2 fingers... " > > I guess it is a lot different in the ring. Clearly, we felt the best one > in > the ring hands down, but it doesnt matter if you cant touch em! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================