I 2nd that!! Would be a VERY good thing to atleast have the age be the same as AKC's but I have to say that my friend's son who is not yet old enough to be a junior per AKC has been showing in the breed ring since he was 5 or so...those are the kids who will be the future why not let them show in the junior's ring?? Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds http://www.peakesbrookshepherds.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Tank" <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 10:56 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Junior Membership vs AKC age to handle...????? > As a parent of a young boy who would love to become active in handling > GSDs > and Heaven knows > we need all the new blood we can get...I have to ask. > Why the disparity between the AKC age to show in Jr Handling which is > NINE. > and the GSDCA membership for a Jr which is TEN???????????? > How is that promoting the breed to the younger set? > Why dont we offer JR memberships to younger, much younger children , even > as > early as 6-8? > For a small fee (think club revenue) they get a patch, a coloring book, > and > a GSDCA Jr member card, etc > I think NINE is too late as per AKC as it is...but TEN. for our club? WHY? > I thought promotion of the breed was crucial and as our own esteemed Mr > Rinke said in his article... > and I paraphrase, ok....."our own shows are starting to look like AARP > conventions... ." > Meanwhile the WDA, SV have herds of children from toddlers through teens > attending and > helping and even showing.... > Someone please give me an explanation for this , as our breed club seems > to > become more > excluding of newcomers, with very few exceptions at every turn...even the > little guys..so it would seem??? > Kathy Tank > > http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com > PUP-DATED: FEB 19, 2010 > Home of: > > CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs > CH. Victory's Leviathan > CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle > > "Victory... There's Something In a Name" > > > ============================================================================ > 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/ > ============================================================================ > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================