No...the junior does not have to own or co-own the dog, if the dog is owned by a family member. Here is the direct quotation from the AKC Rule Book...you Juniors who don't know the rules, shame on you! Peggy > > Section 7. Eligibility of Dog. > Each dog entered in a regular Junior Showmanship Class must be of a > breed eligible to compete in conformation classes (including > Miscellaneous Classes) at the time of the event. The dog must be > entered in one of the breed, obedience or agility classes at the shows > or must be entered for Junior Showmanship Only. An eligible dog other > than the one entered may be substituted. Such substitution must be > accompanied by an official AKC entry form. The junior must have the > AKC number of the substitute dog. All such substitutions must be made > at least one half hour prior to the judging of any Junior Showmanship > Classes at the show. Each dog must be owned by the Junior Handler or > by the Junior Handler's father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, > grandfather, or grandmother, including the corresponding step and half > relations, or by a member of the Junior Handler's household. MissJrHandlerGSD@xxxxxxx wrote: >Yes, you do have to and in my opinion theres no good reason why you have to >co-own or own the dog. I think its a pretty stupid rule to begin with. > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================