The rule allows changes to correct the sex of a dog, transfer from one division of the puppy classes to another or to 12-18 months. If a dog is determined to be ineligible for the class it has been entered in the dog can be transferred to open. Examples of being ineligible would be: Entered in Novice with 3 prior wins Am Bred for a foreign bred dog BBE must be shown in the class by a breeder/owner - If ANY breeder/owner is on the grounds the dog cannot be moved regardless if the breeder/owner is physically capable of showing or not. I imagine the same would apply for Amateur owner/handled class. Joannie Dream Come True GSD, AKC Breeder of Merit - Stockton CA - Home of Jaccar-Rivendell Brianne HT, PT, TC, CGC, ROM; CH Dream Come True-Rivendell Fandango HT, TC; Am GCH / Can CH DCT-Tebe Nobe Me & Bobby McGee, HT, PT,TC, Amateur FVX/MVX / Can CH Norhaus-DCT Floating on Air Tebe Nobe, and too many others to list! http://www.dct-norhaus.blogspot.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stormy V. Hope" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Donna" <onaluzlead@xxxxxxx> Cc: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 5:26 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Just learned this BBE move to Open? This, evidently, has been there for some time. Just an obscure rule that was found when an exhibitor became injured and couldn't show her dog in BBE. She was told to stay off grounds if she wanted to move the dog up to open. The discussion basically has centered on the rule as there because if the dog was in that class, the exhibitor looked at the competition, and thought a pro handler could win the point in Open. Well, that was one of the points brought up. But… what does that have to do with the owner being told to stay off grounds???? Stormy Hope ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================