At 06:38 PM 11/12/2004 -0500, Peggy wrote: >Actually, you can show them in Open anytime...that's why it's called >Open. Championship Certificate has nothing to do with it. >If it's 6 months old and breathing, it is eligible to compete in the >Open Class...... It is only "tradition" to move a finished dog up to >specials. Not a requirement. >Peggy M This was a major hot topic up here in Canada about 2 years ago. Puppy finished in the 6-9 class and she kept this girl in the puppy class forever. Pee'd off allot of people looking for points. Daleen Dunphy Amaleen German Shepherds "Where Temperament, Type and Movement all come together" http://www.geocities.com/amaleengsd List Owner of <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gsdbreeders/>"GSD<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gsdbreeders/> Breeders Group" RingMaster of <http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=germanshepherdd4&id=1&hub>"The GermanShepherdDog Ring" ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the Poster and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original poster 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 administrative problems, email problems and technical support, please contact the List Administrators at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx, in private. Please do not post individual problem issues on Showgsd-l VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================