In a message dated 10/21/2006 7:37:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, zilla@xxxxxxx writes: I thought that was odd when I read it yesterday..... the 9-12 puppy who was Reserve should have been the only female puppy in the ring in best puppy competition. Those are dog show rules as far as I know. Anyone else know why? Best Puppy is not a regular class. the rules for the National state that the four class winners from the puppy class compete for Best Puppy UNLESS one is either WD or WB viv Vivian Brown Santa Ana CA ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================