I think that a lot of conversation about "reducing the number of futurities" is a good thing. Discussion and points of view are a good thing. Now hopefully this is what is going on and hopefully minds are not already made up. My concern with reducing the number will cause us to drive farther, have less choices in what judge (s) and really I am not sure the really new people in the breed will join in. Face it folks this sport has gotten way to expensive. But we also know that change can be a good thing. Sometimes we need to change just to see if improvements can be made and if so that is good. If the futurity system was changed and it proved not so good, can if go back to the "old" way? I personally think that this is a great time to re-evaluate the whole system. I also think we need to make sure that whatever changes are discussed and incorporated are made public to the whole membership. I for one am not aware of all the rules and would like to know them to make sure our kennel is in line with all the procedures-rules. We have a great "information highway" these days and need to use it appropriately. I really am hopeful that our club is able to work together for the betterment of our beautiful breed. I look forward to participating in and hearing about new changes and great improvements! Terra Fairburn & Nanc Kinley Keggi Fair German Shepherds www.keggifair.com members of the GSDC of Quad Cities members of the GSDC of America "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding" Leonardo da Vinci ------------------------------------------------ No Virus Found In This Message Scanned at barracuda.geneseo.net ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================