I believe judges are afraid of litigation and maybe rightfully so. Unless of course the stuff comes off on their hands. By mandating D and D testing for Selects , GV, GV, Fut/Mat Finalists at our national, we take the fear of reprisal from the judge, because it is done to ALL of the above winners, immediately following pictures or what have you.....I will investigate more fully the technical side of it, the cost, the time, and who does it. Our PC is here to set the bar for health, and protection and promotion of the breed. While the Board and Officers could easily move to making this happen, it may take a concensus of the people to get the ball rolling. There is simply no real reason , no adequate excuse as to why this cannot be done. I have yet had anyone give me a valid excuse against it. It's time has come Folks. Kathy Tank http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Home of : CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle WEBSITE PUP-DATED SEPT 22, 2008 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================