Have all dogs name be put in a bowl, and at the start of each class have handlers take a name. All fees would be pooled and divided equally to each handler as they handle. Yep like that one, a lot Have the judges wear a mask, so no one knows who it is and do not announce who it is going to be. Now this one, I think the tongue went thru the cheek Do not announce the judge, and just let everyone show up and take a chance. I like this one as well, and could result in the largest increase in entries ever. My latest idea, (not just mine) was to increase the regions for a qualifiying futurity, then hold six semi-finals to see who goes to the national. My twist on this one, is each and every regional club would hold a Match that would qualify the winners to go to the regional, all clubs should be holding matches anyhow, this way you incorporate them into a tier system(ala basketball) that would be very interesting to watch(and could probably get odds on in vegas, lol) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================