The only thing on the list of requirements for futurity judges that I see that could be difficult for a breeder to meet would be judging 6 specialty matches/sweepstakes. (There is no requirement for stewarding.) You have to meet one of the following; 1. Be an AKC approved judge of GSD's Or 2. Have judged 6 AKC GSD specialty matches or sweepstakes Or 3. Have judged one or more futurities. You also have to be in good standing with the GSDCA and AKC, -have exhibited GSD's in conformation for a minimum of 5 years, -have bred a GSD Champion and have exhibited a GSD to its championship. There other requirements such as not receiving financial compensation or other compensation for handling a dog at any show with a full calendar year prior to the assignment...and meeting the AKC occupational eligibility requirements to judge....... Since there are not as many specialty matches as in previous years, perhaps the requirement could be changed to include all breed matches...I would think all breed matches would give plenty of experience in practicing ring procedure, etc. ......Speaking of all breed matches....I am chairman of the Brandon Kennel Club match this December, and need some judges!! Anyone wanting experience in any breed, let me know. We usually assign the entire group, so get out your AKC dog book and start reading the standards!! There may or may not be any GSD's entered, but you'll still get some ring experience. (ulterior motive for this post :-) Cyndi www.carettigsd.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 6:56 PM To: TISHW@xxxxxxx; edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 2006 FUTURITY JUDGES-All AKC judges I could forgive someone for lack of ring experience mistakes in procedure. As long as they judged fairly and had a good eye for the standard and the good dogs.....I don't feel they need to be perfect for this isn't a point show..................... It's just my opinion but i feel the breeders should be able to judge these futurities and if a club wants an AKC judge, fine theres lotsa good ones but the breeders shouldn't be out of reach because the of the requirements which AKC doesn't even require when applying to judge. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <TISHW@xxxxxxx> To: <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:19 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 2006 FUTURITY JUDGES-All AKC judges > In a message dated 8/1/2005 6:30:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >> . I think that shows that although there are a lot of very dedicated and >> knowledgable breeders out there, the requirements for them to do a >> futurity are >> too hard . The board has been doing a great job listening to its >> membership. >> Maybe they can look at changing these requirements > > Hi Ann, > > Would you really want someone out there judging your futurity entries who > has > had no or very little ring experience?? Actually there are several people > who have never judged a futurity on the list this year (or not very > recently > anyway). > > Tish > > BTW - I do not select the judges, nor does the Board. 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