Yep! I was right........quote from AKC site is below........ Congratulations. >>>>>"Currently, to receive an invitation to the AKC/Eukanuba National >>>>>Championship dogs must either be ranked in the top 25 of their breed, have >>>>>won an AKC all-breed "Best in Show" or earned all championship points from >>>>>the Bred-By Exhibitor class culminating during the qualifying period. In >>>>>addition, the top-ranked dog in each AKC-registered breed is invited from >>>>>those countries around the world with registries that issue pedigrees >>>>>acceptable for AKC registration. The top dog in each breed, determined by >>>>>its country's national kennel club, is invited to compete against the best >>>>>America has to offer."<<<< The BOB winner from each National Specialty is now also invited. ---Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus ---bedkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---VISIT OUR WEBSITE:http://home.earthlink.net/~bedkar ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================