I got this directly from a well-known AKC Judge who is not at the Nationals this year. According to this judge the AKC rules and regulations have nothing to do with a NON-REGULAR CLASS which is what BEST PUPPY CLASS is at a SPECIALTY show. If there was no best puppy class at a regular show. We checked the AKC Rules. Becky "All Gave Some, Some Gave All" "Our MIA's and POW's Never Forgotten" "Our Veterans Remembered and Honored" >From: Rbuffdogs@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: Rbuffdogs@xxxxxxx >To: ELG440@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Best opposite sex puppy !! >Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:37 EDT > > >In a message dated 10/21/2006 8:45:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: >Most likely going to lose the win, when the AKC looks at it. It isn't >going >to take the fun out of it for the owners. > >Evan > > > >Evan, could you enlighten those of us not present on what was the deal??? > >Kathy > >_www.Victory_ (http:www.Victory) germanshepherds.com > > >We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence then, is not an act, but a >habit.-Aristotle >Victory...There's Something in a Name > > >============================================================================ >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 >============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================