You're all forgetting--Army is an American Champion, (as is Reno), and Army is the reigning American GV. The show was in Canada...he could not enter as a special...he isn't a Canadian Champion. So, sometime, somewhere, he had to compete in Open...it's a different country, folks. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <july9000@xxxxxxx>> > It is a chance you take (and this is my humble opinion!!) entering a GV or > Select in the open class and hoping that dog is going to be perfect on > that day to win the class and be the winner dog or bitch.? It is a big > gamble?as you never know what to expect on that day.? And you don't have > room for mistake..only one will make it! If you want to be sure that the > dog has a real chance he must be in the special class.? > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================