AS YOU KNOW I AM RUNNING FOR THE BOARD AND IF ELECTED MY FIRST GOAL WILL BE TO HELP REVAMP THE FUTURITY SYSTEM AND BRING IT UP TO THE 21ST CENTURY.WE NEED CHANGES. IVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO HAVE BRED OVER 50 CH'S, 2US AND 2CAN GVX , MANY SELECTS,ROMS,AOE AND FUT/MAT GV,GVX DOGS AND STILL ENJOYING IT.WITH ALL THESE CREDENTIALS YOU WOULD THINK MY STATUS TO JUDGE A FUT WOULDNT BE A QUESTION BUT WITH THE PRESENT REQUIREMENTS THAT ,CHANGE CONSTANTLY, FOR WHATEVER REASON IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENTS BECAUSE OF THESE RULES RULES RULES.I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE WE NEED TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SHOW THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH THE BREED.WE HAVE MANY NON AKC JUDGES THAT SHOULD BE JUDGING AND ARENT.WE NEED TO SET A MORE EASIER APPROACH TO JUDGE A FUT.WE SHOULDNT USE AKC JUDGES AS WE ARE NOW WHOSE ONLY EXPERIENCE IS FINISHING A DOG OR TWO BUT NOT REALLY BEEN BREEDING AS SO MANY MORE HAVE.IT WOULD BE EASIER THAT WAY ALSO IN THE SHOW RING THAT A FUT WINNER DONT GO RUNNING BACK TO THE SAME JUDGE DOING An AKC SHOW FOR A QUICK WIN IN MOST CASES.IT DONT HELP THE REGIONAL CLUB. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I WOULD WORK TO IMPLEMENT ALONG WITH SOME NEW FACES WITH NEW POSITIVE IDEAS WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED.IF THINGS DONT CHANGE OR SHOULD I SAY IF THESE SAME OLD PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP A DEATHGRIP ,AND I DONT KNOW WHY,ON THE RUNNING OF OUR CLUB THEIR WILL BE NOTHING LEFT TO HOLD ON TO. TOM CASTRIOTA CYPRESS:Breeders of GVX'S Katie,Fettucini,Kashay.Home of ROM'S Ch.Ilisa,lainie,Neandria,Ch.Omari,Ch..CowboyAOE,Ch Enterprise,Ch.Kashay,Ch Charro,Falona,Ch Presidio.. Cypress Introduction CHECK THE GALLERY! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================