At this point, animals that are entered in the Amateur do not accumulate Futurity points for their Sires and Dams. If we had Amateur handled classes in the regular event, they would. So, do you think that ALL animals entered in ALL Futurity/Maturity events should accumulate points for their Sires and Dams? PLEASE, I am NOT opening discussion to have or not have the Amateur Handled event!!! And, this question is not about making or loosing money on the Amateur. Last year and this year, the entry fees for Regular and Amateur are the same so should all the rewards be the same? Since the trophies are paid for from Purina funds and the judges expenses are minimal, the entry fee more than covers any other costs of the event. Joannie Dream Come True GSD - Stockton CA - Home of Jaccar-Rivendell Brianne HT, PT, TC, CGC, ROM; CH Dream Come True-Rivendell Fandango HT, TC; Am GCH / Can CH DCT-Tebe Nobe Me & Bobby McGee, HT, PT,TC, Amateur FVX/MVX / Can CH Norhaus-DCT Floating on Air Tebe Nobe, and too many others to list! http://www.dct-norhaus.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ 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. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================