Hi All; As an AKC Delegate, I am thrilled about this. The have left the decision with the Clubs to offer the classes to the Canine Partners registered dogs. Since Obedience and Rally have been a sore point with my AB Club the past few years, I am sure that this will help the entry and also help these people to undertstand the world of Pure Breed Dogs better. The sore point with my AB Club has been that entries in obedience have not been great, the judges are expenses and we usually lose money, If this will help boost the entry and make in worth the afford, that is great!!! I started in this sport in the late 70's with an ILP GSD and I ended up over at the confirmation rings and fall in love. I have not done Obedience in years as the participants forgot that you and your dog were to compete against yourself and improve your scores. The partcipants became obcessed that if your dog did not work in the high 190's they were crap. My first leg I ever got, was a 179 and I was so proud of my Sheba and so excited as I was a neverous wreck. Her next scores were high 180's and I again could not be happier as we improved our performance. Hopefully the newbies will remember what Obedience is really about. This also means that my mix (Labrador/Shih Tzu) Nicky the Noodle can go to shows with me to get his Rally title without me having to go to different venues other than the AB shows. He goes to all the show with us anyway and had his own fan Club. This is what the Delegates wanted and the Board came through. Cathy Kelstar fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================