I'm not sure if that will be the case. My bitch happened to do just that, he put her BOB over 7 Specials. Even if a class animal goes BOB, the judge can still award Gch points to BOS, Select Dog & Select Bitch, so it will not deter from other Champions receiving Gch points, the judge who judged that day did exactly that. My bitch did not qualify to get the Gch points, but he awarded them to the others. There might be judges who will not put a class animal over Specials, but I don't think it will be due to this new program. Some just don't believe in ever awarding a class dog a win over a Special, no matter what. Chris Chris S. (Jolley) Kimerer www.tanbarkgsd.com Ch. Tanbark's 2MuchBling Joelle Aramist Ch. Trotwood's Emerald v Tanbark Joelle Aramist AOE Sel.Ex.Ch.Carousel Farms Samantha, PT, TC OFA H/E Ch. CaralonQED JD Drew Bleibtreu, RN OFA H/E --- On Tue, 5/25/10, grnram415@xxxxxxx <grnram415@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: grnram415@xxxxxxx <grnram415@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Grand Champion question To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 6:09 PM We have been discussing this issue quite a bit at our AB handling class. There was one thing that has come up that I haven't seen on the List yet, unless I missed it. Some folks feel that this would be the end of class dogs going BOB over specials. A matter of great pride to some of the breeder/owner/handlers. How do you, Judges and exhibitors, feel about this? Laura ===========================================================================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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================