I have not heard of handlers charging to go into the group, but there are those who charge for a "pull," meaning that they charge if they make the cut but don't place............ it all sounds so bloody greedy to me! Then again, I'm not a handler........... And now ask me how I know they do this? Because two different handlers asked me if I could manage to pull them in the group...that they didn't have to place, but making the cut would entitle them to charge a "pull" fee. This happened to me at two separate ends of the country............. I told each of them that they'd be lucky to ever get pulled again in a group if I had anything to do with it, and that I found their cojones unbelievable to even bring up the subject! Peggy RivendellP wrote: >Handlers ....where the "bonus" pts started > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================