In a message dated 1/16/2005 5:39:31 PM Mountain Standard Time, GSGrandma@xxxxxxx writes: > My point in all this is that if Purina ""OWNS" the futurities like Tish > says > then why aren't they paying for the trophies. The pittance they give the > parent club is just that pittance. Pat > > Purina "owns" the futurities in terms of giving the beautiful trophy at the National to the breeder of the Best in Futurity and donating money for litters nominated and champions finished. Individual regional club trophies are still the responsibility of the regional clubs. The monies received from Purina I believe go to educational type endeavors of the club. Tish ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================