Judging by the calls and emails I am receiving, there seems to be a lot of people confused regardingthe show rules for the Canadian National, particularly in regards to conflicts when entering a dog.First of all let me state that the GSDCC National Specialty, like all other shows in Canada, is rununder the Canadian Kennel Club conformation show rules and regulations. The American Kennel Club show rules do not apply to Canadian Shows!! So that there is hopefully no more confusion I have decided to send the applicable sections to the list, Section 4.1.6 - No person shall enter or exhibit a dog under a judge which that judge has owned,conditioned, trained, bred to, sold, handled, held under lease, boarded or held in residency within6 months prior to the date of the show at which he officiates as a judge. This rule shall apply regardlessof whether the judge benefited in any way from any of the aforementioned activities. It is the responsibilityof the owner to see that this rule is not violated. Section 4.1.7 - In cases where a judge, or any member of a judge's immediate family, employs the servicesof an agent, said agent shall not handle any dog under this judge during, and for a period of four (4) monthsfollowing termination of such employment. It's pretty simple once you read the sections, if you co-own a dog with a judge don't show that dog tothat judge. If you are a handler and you have handled, trained, boarded, etc. a dog for a judge, don't showunder that judge if you worked for him/her within the 4 months of the date of the show. Have a great summer showing your dogs and I hope to see you all at the Canadian National in September. Bob Stevenson ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================