Hi All; I hope that any of you who read this realize that this is something that is being discussed in regard to Performance Events. This question, if I recall was part of one of my Delegate surveys. I for one encourage this to bring more interest into the sport. When I started showing, it was in obedience with an ILP GSD who was adopted from the Bide A Wee at 8 weeks, after losing my 15 year old GSD. Sheba, got me hooked and I loved dogs shows and wanted to show in confirmation, so I brought my first show dog. The rest is history, but I feel this is a way to introduce others to the wonderful world of the pure bred dog, it will also of course generate revenue for the AKC, because you know they will be a charge for this, I believe an ILP now costs $50, not sure, but I paid $25.00 in 1977. It will also help the Performance Event revenues. Cathy ( AKC Delegate for Newton Kennel Club) Kelstar Catherine Murch fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================