not a bad idea - except for the mask part. what IF no one knew who the 9 judges were - all those interested in and qualified for judging a futurity could submit their names to the parent club? the board would draw 9 out of a hat and those would be your 9 judges. once you judged, your name could not be submitted again for 5 years. the PC could pre-pay each judge's transportation and be reimbursed by the host club after the futurities. you may have hit on something here, evan. that would probably result in more people entering in their own region and more people willing to enter in total. interesting thought. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 3/16/2010 6:24:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: Of course, I also suggested that no one know who the judge was, and have them wear a mask. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================