Gee, where do you live? There are lots of obedience clubs in my part of the country, and they all have obedience trials that have nothing to do with conformation shows. also, many of the clubs around here have taken to offering a separate day for Rally competition too, because the entry is large enough to warrant a day on its own. Also, it may be a stupid decision, but it has nothing to do with the all breed folks not wanting cooties...it has to do with money, plain and simple. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen M. Carloni" <kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Well, they're not gonna be too excited when they find it > rather hard to find a show (or shows) to go compete at. If > you read the notice from AKC, the new MB classes are not > going to be allowed at any show where conformation is also > held. That means no all-breeds!! When was the last time > any of you heard of a multi-show weekend or cluster of > only stand-alone performance events?? > > Personally, I think this is a right stupid decision that > was, quite frankly, probably put in there to placate all > the "breed" folk who don't want any "mixed breed cooties" > rubbing off on their precious Champions! :/ > > -- > Karen C. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================