Hey Jeff, They actually put it on all the supers website and they pushed the rule when you made entries. It started in January 2010... you could no longer show on an Litter number the dog has to be registered by the time of the show, you can send it in, but you must call AKC and see if the dog is registered before you show it. If not, they will cancel any wins a dog has garnered under its litter number. Now, what doesnt makes sense to me, is that the litter number ends in like 02, 04, 06 and that number is ACTUALLY the AKC number.So why not allow it? But then again, I dont understand half of what AKC does. This can wreak havoc when you are showing at all breeds in Mississippi and theres a point in bitches and the dog goes best of winners to get the point and then you get a nice letter from AKC saying no points were awarded to any animal that weekend, the dog was only 2 points shy of finishing is what I was told by his handler ... Bummer! Mike Lynch BlackHawk Farms ----- Original Message ----- From: caggra@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 1:29:37 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Change in AKC rule? Maybe this was discussed previously and I missed it, but thought I would bring it up in case others, like me, were unaware of this change. You used to be able to show a puppy as long as you individually registered it within 30 days of it's first show. That is no longer permitted. All dogs/puppies have to be individually registered prior to their first show now. Wish they would have sent out a flyer or something! LOL Jeff Pyle Windfall ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================