----- Original Message ----- From: ELG440@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:33:07 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] How I plan to do it  <At that point I will ask the ring steward which of those dogs are Champions  as of the day of the judging? > ************************************************************************************** This was what I am trying to sort out. When I sent my question to the list, one judge emailed back that it was not appropriate to ask if a dog was a CH, that the only thing the judge could ask was the age or birrthdate......Another judge says to ask the steward if the dog is a CH...... So what is the correct protocol to follow? Cyndi Flautt www.carettigsd.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/ ============================================================================