at the very LEAST it should have been confirmed with helen, the committee chair. i've never done rally but i have done obedience and agility - how can someone use the excuse that one is not a "gsd herding" function when the other is? my ch jimeni's cajun just loved the tunnels in agility - he loved them so much that he figured out that, if he stopped just before the end, he could turn around and do it again. many times, we had to fold up the tunnels to get him out. i'm sorry, but shepherds weren't "built" to do that either yet it does NOT take away from the training and teamwork it takes to put on any performance title. leave the rally title alone, let it qualify a select dog for an AOE and stop finding ways to discourage people from participating in a venue. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) In a message dated 7/26/2009 1:20:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dan-ann@xxxxxxxx writes: I have no opinion on this one way or another but I certainly agree with Helen - I think it was highly improper to have heard this and made a decision with out contacting the committee head for her input.- Certainly a telephone call would have been in order **************A bad credit score is 600 & below. Checking won't affect your score. See now! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221323048x1201367271/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgI D=62&bcd=JulyBadfooterNO62) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================