Whoever said that winners don't matter because Best Puppy is not a regular class...WRONG! Best Puppy should NOT be awarded to a puppy that has been beaten--regular or not. In this case, the RWB was from 9-12...so the 6-9 puppy bitch was ineligible for best puppy, or for Best Opposite puppy, either. And that's the way it is done at ALL AKC shows...regular class or not. Just like match shows...AKC rules have to be followed. Sorry to come back to this confusion.........I was in Arizona judging something else, and just reading the blog when I could........ congratulations to the winners and condolences to the losers..............but it might be a good idea if people learned the rules before proceeding further. Peggy > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================