I think this is a very interesting conversation. Does one enter a dog/bitch under the stud dog owner,( or breeder of the sire) and worry about perception/appearance...or if in not entering would "you" risk offending the stud dog owner /judge? Could such a decision to entry a progeny under a given stud's owner, backfire? It is not against AKC rules. However, if the said progeny were put up by the judge, and was clearly the best dog or bitch on the day...then what fallout could the judge or owner of the entry face from others? None , I would hope. I think it has to be left up to the individual judges , as to how they would handle it. Judges that have owned/bred popular stud dogs, might well lose a substantial part of their entries , if they ruled out progeny. Just a thought. A complicated question with no clear answers. Whatever happens, it shouid be the best dog/ bitch at that time....regardless of who owns the stud dog. JM2Cents Kathy On 31/12/2007, RChesnut70502@xxxxxxx <RChesnut70502@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > In a message dated 12/30/2007 10:37:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, > Stormy435@xxxxxxx writes: > I know it is done, but perception and appearance would rule MY decision. > Stormy > > > > What about the qualities, or lack of your entry. That is the only thing > that would rule MY decision. Perception and appearance be damned. > > Randy C. > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org > > ============================================================================ > -- http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Ch. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs Ch. Victory's Leviathan Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================