To sort of return to the original topic of CO character: Obviously we have already discussed the limitations of a conformation show setting and assessing temperament as well as "training" and conditioning specimens to tolerate a judge's exam. ESQ: Special perks aside, what, if anything, do you recall about what the visiting judges had to say about assessing temperament or character in dogs in a conformation show setting? Did they make any comments about the "character" of individual dogs in their written critiques? If there were two dogs they liked, did "character" help them choose the winner?