On 11/19/2018 11:46 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, November 19, 2018 at 6:14:41 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2018-11-19 6:44 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> On Monday, November 19, 2018 at 5:37:50 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I once had a female boxer, in dog show no points are taken away from a boxer for showing aggresion (sp?)
>>>>
>>> I do believe in the AKC big show to judge the years top dog they are either
>>> disqualified or points taken away if they bite the judge.
>>>
>>
>> From the AKC rule book:
>>
>>
>> [R] Disqualify any dog that, in your opinion, attacks
>> any person in the ring (Rules, Chapter 11, Section
>> 8A). An attack is defined as a bite or an attempt to
>> bite anyone, including its own handler, without valid
>> extenuating circumstances, for example accidentally
>> biting the hand that is baiting a dog.
>>
>> https://images.akc.org/pdf/rulebooks/REJ999.pdf
>>
> I had heard one the commentators one time while watching AKC show
> say that biting or aggressive behavior would not be tolerated by
> the judges.
>
Nor should they be tolerated!

Jill