Good Idea Gail since it is a match anyways! In fact I am an amateur. I went to my first Fut/Mut this year and It was funny seeing just how worked up we all get for a match. I don't know how often I'll do them but if there is a amateur fut/mat in my region I am all for it and I will go! so next year I hope all regions host an amateur Fut/mat because some people would rather go to that than the real thing (like my family who B/O/H are own dogs and really no one else's yet). Gail BAUMAN <gailbauman1@xxxxxxx> wrote: I may be way off there....I'm pretty new to this myself....anyway, what about doing something for the younger pups, like the 3-6 month old ones, as part of this? That may help make it more of a true "match" - and it would be fun to see puppies from the same litters together if possible. Might be way off here, but just a thought.....it may also help get the "newbies" (and others) into the ring with their babies - heck, at that age the pups are just learning what they are doing too so that would put folks on the same "playing field" so to speak....just brainstorming here.....thanks for listening! ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================