you and others on our list would have been great choices and it's unfortunate that the requirements for judges (even the new ones starting in 2007) exclude some of our breeds best breeders. I think the PC has tried so hard to legislate honesty and trying to get suitable judges,,,possibly from previous problems that they have now excluded many of the top people in this breed. While we appreciate you thinking of our entry and declining for all these reasons you would have been an asset for all the success you have had in GSD's. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: TCYPRESS@xxxxxxx To: almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Pruett@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: futurity judging requirements I WAS ON THAT LIST AMY AS YOU WELL KNOW.IREAD THE REQUIREMENTS WHERE IT STATED THAT A HANDLER ETC CANNOT RESIDE AT THE SAME RESIDENCE AND YOU CANNOT DERIVE INCOME FROM DOGS ETC.WELL THE REFERENCE WAS FOR SANDY WHO HAS RETIRED 6 YRS AND HAS LIVED IN HER OWN HOME FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS OR SO.ALSO IF ANYONE SELLING A PUPPY OR DOING ANYTHING THAT GET CASH FOR THEYTOO ARENT ELIGIBLE.SO THE LIST OF JUDGES AS IT STANDS IS A DOUBLE STANDARD AS USUAL.AS FAR AS THE RESIDENCE THNG GOES PEOPLE ACT FIRST ON RUDE GOSSIP AND THINK LATER. I DECLINED DOING THE SE FUTURITY,NOT FOR THE ABOVE STUPID REASONS, BUT FOR THE GOOD OF THE SE FUT CLUB.IF I ACCEPTED AND HAD TO JUDGE 2 OR 3 HANDLERS COULD NOT SHOW UNDER ME AND THE LOSS OF ENTRIES WOULD BE QUIT A LOSS FOR THE CLUB. I JUDGED A FUT BEFORE AND HAD GOOD COMMENTS AND RESULTS.WOULD LOVE TO DO IT AGAIN BUT THESE RULES HAVE HAD TO BE MADE UP OF WANNA BE INDIVIDUALS WORRYING THEY WONT WIN UNDER GOOD BREEDER JUDGES BECAUSE THEY FEEL EVERYONE IS CROOKED BUT THEMSELVES. TOM 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 ============================================================================