well, as I understand it, you still can't do it...but then, I also understand it's a guideline and not a rule, so whether AKC enforces it is up in the air. It would probably have taken effect on the first day of the Board Meeting......May 11...........and your time schedule wouldn't matter (depending on who reports it, and who you are in the eyes of the AKC) Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay Reamensnyder > > > It went into effect on May 11th, 2009....the date it was voted on. > I have already had to deal with this. > > I had contracted an All Breed handler to show Stevie for me on May 23, > as Julie Hamasaki (her usual handler) would be at the Oregon Specialties. > I learned of the new rule on May 16th from our AKC rep. Since the AB > handler's husband had showed a Bouvier to me at the end of April, I was > in a bind. > > Eventually it was decided that since I had "contracted" the handler's > service prior to > the new ruling, I would be allowed to use her services. In other words, > the closing > date of the show was prior to the new ruling. > > So, essentially, I was able to get around the new ruling only because of > timing. > > > > > -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus > -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds > -bedkar@xxxxx > -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com > > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================