[RottsNScotts]

From Diane's list, if people breeding their dogs DID the working and titling of their own dogs past the very minimal temperament tests that I don't believe DON'T truly test temperament and work ethic and the buyers demanded such of them, we would not have the casula/backyard breeders because it would be WAY too much work!

You see a number of breeders, casual or not, claiming "working" titles on dogs or the ability to produce working offspring that only have a basic CGC or worse yet, HIC??? (For those that do not know, HIC is "herding instinct certificate" on the dogs that are so proudly displaying it. Unfortunately, it is NOT a title but ARE the letters indicating a title that I don't think any Rottie has - Herding, Intermediate C Course!) And the Sch imports that are never worked by their new owners who are doing the promotions and breedings goes back to what I was saying about breeders who pay someone else to title their dog and therefore have no real clue what their dog is REALLY all about.