If someone chose to report you, it wouldn't matter if the handler was in the catalog or not. In fact, it probably wouldn't have been picked up by the AKC in this case, either, if someone had not reported it. Quite a few people reported it, as it happens...or at least were in on the complaint. During the taking of photographs for the IS National, there was quite a bit of talk about the relationship between the judge and the handler...even tho Jeff claimed that he had not been showing Pam's dogs for several months...people were on the lookout, I believe, because of comments made at the time. I was told that there were comments made about how pages advertising the win had already been reserved in several magazines, which also set some people on the alert. The real pity is that the bitch who won is a drop dead gorgeous bitch...so wonderfully representative of what an Irish should be...to have the win taken away is heartbreaking, I think. But some people always think the law doesn't apply to them...they could care less about anyone but themselves. Peggy Sally wrote: > Are you two telling me that if I want to show a dog , use handler X >all I have to do is not list the handler and they can turn around and show >under me in a couple of weeks or with in 4 months? > >I always thought the rules read if you handle for a judge you may not show >under them for 4 months. > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================