I don't understand this. But, then again, I don't understand much of anything. Aren't Red Book points to show the producing abilities of the parents? If so, what difference does it make who is handling the dogs? Don't we judge the dogs, not the handlers anyway? I am so confused. Evan In a message dated 2/20/2014 9:31:51 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Lealynn@xxxxxxx writes: And did you know that the Fut committee has decided to give Red Book points to the Amateur Futurity classes IF they're combined with the regular Fut, but not if it's a stand alone Amateur Futurity? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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 SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================