There is and has been for many years a high scoring rescue dog award given in agility, obedience and herding (I am not sure about tracking); plus they can compete for High In Trial, High Combined, etc. Diane Roberts Majestic German Shepherds (quality pet, show & working German Shepherds) Tampa Bay GSD Rescue, Inc http://members.petfinder.com/~FL371/index.html American German Shepherd Rescue Assoc, Inc www.agsra.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarah Minsk Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 9:07 PM To: fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: GSD List Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: AKC Canine Partner I agree about not giving ILP dogs our top awards. But, I want to encourage their participation and feel it would be a positive situation to have their owners able to participate and be exposed to purebred german shepherds. So, is there any way to just offer a high score award in each performance event to the top ILP dog? I feel we should be as inclusive as possible while still supporting the purebred German Shepherd. Also, as a side note, I have no problem changing the rules to allow white german shepherds to compete in conformation as they are german shepherds and have always existed in the breed. In fact, I believe, they use to show alongside colored shepherds until someone complained and got them kicked out. A great german shepherd is a great german shepherd- regardless of color...... I'm not threatened by them at all. I have seen a white bred to a colored dog produce an awesome AKC Champion and nobody would have known that dog had a white parent. Regards, Sarah Minsk On Sep 9, 2013, at 8:33 PM, fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Hi All, > As an AKC Delegate, Show Coordinator and owner of an Oops who is a Canine Partner, I want to made a correction to Beth's statement that they can only be shown at "stand alone events". This is incorrect as they can be shown at Performance Events held in conjunction with AKC Confirmation events as long at the Show giving Club allows it. It will state right on the Premium List , AKC Canine Partners may compete at this show. > > I will also say that what led me to the Confirmation Ring years ago was when after losing my Troll granddaughter at 15 and my cousin adopt a GSD pup for me from the Bid A Wee in Long Island. I took Sheba to Obedience Training as we had not had a pup in a long time and she needed something to do. > > I got hooked and her wonderful trainer help me to get an ILP on her. She had to be spayed, I had to fill out the reason why I could not register her and send two photos, front and side views. > > Sheba looked exactly like a throw back to Flora Beckenmeyer and if it was not for the ILP and going to shows and wandering over to the Confirmation ring, my 30 years of showing would have never happened. I would have loved to known were she came from, lived to 16 and ahalf, she did have bad hips, but competed until age 7, jumping 36 inches and could still jump on the sofa at 16 and was never sick once in her life. > > Cathy > Kelstar > > > fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > > ====================================================================== > ====== POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. 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