In a message dated 5/13/10 12:41:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes: Now, if a specialists has to pay a $50 fee and the clubs hiring them can't afford to cover it then maybe those clubs have to revisit if it's worth having a stand alone show...if they are cutting it that close, I'm thinking "no" and perhaps they would be better off supporting an ab show. I will contact the AKC and ask if we can hold off paying the fee, until someone asks us to judge? The AKC now requires every club to hold a match, and an educational seminar every year. They want the show to pay a fee for an "outside judge" whatever that means. The judge is being required to pay a $50.00 a year fee and $10.00 for each breed. While I understand that the AKC is losing income, they like any agency, (see government) should look to spending less, rather than raising fees, (see taxes). Does that make me a liberal or a conservative, or just a dreamer? Not that there is anything wrong with any of them. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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/ ============================================================================