Interesting. So IF the dog won a major Reserve or just a Reserve BUT won it from going SECOND in the other classes....that's OK.... it still can be shown in Novice?? Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Nancy Harper Mulvaney Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:06 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Received several replies: So, consulted the AKC "eligibility for classes" and found the following from their current rules: Quote: SECTION 6; "The novice Class shall be for dogs six months of age and over, which have not, prior to the date of closing of entries, won three first prizes in the Novice Call, a first prize in Amateur-Owner-Handler, Bred-by Exhibitor, American-bred, or Open Classes, nor one or more points toward their championships". Here's a something many may not realize. Take the National for example, entries close on September 10. An owner enters their dog in Novice at the National. Later, after entries for National are closed, owner discovers there is another show scheduled for September 28 & ENTREIS FOR THAT SHOW ARE NOT CLOSED ,so owner enters same dog in Novice at that show. This time the dog not only Wins the Novice class, the dog goes winners dog - 3 points. That same dog now having a major win can still be shown in Novice at the National in October BECAUSE THE ENTRIES FOR THE NATIONAL WERE CLOSED WHEN THE DOG WAS ENTERED AND WON THE SHOW HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================