No, as much as I enjoy performance training and titles, they show that a dog can learn to perform under a certain set of circumstances. Herding trials are an imitation of reality, not the reality of the dog being smashed into a fence by a ram or cattle. The dog who comes back for more after being thrown into the fence and pinned by a cow proves it can do its job! The police dog who doesn't quit when the bad guy shoots at him or kicks him proves he can do the job. Working titles are just another kind of speculation. Barb --- Tigra12@xxxxxxx wrote: > The working title also shows the dog can do it's > job. Conformation only > speculates that it can! > - Jackie > > In a message dated 7/8/2005 4:41:14 PM Central > Daylight Time, > ccceditor@xxxxxxxxx writes: > The Ch. title evaluates structure > and temperament, the working titles measure the > dog's > desire to please, but without the correct structure, > it can't do the work. > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================