The rule wasn't made just for German Shepherd people..........and if the breed were not so handler oriented, it wouldn't be much of a problem. Tough if the AKC doesn't like it...the rule is not really new.....just reworded..........and I am dizzy with laughter that it is causing this much discussion. Why on earth would anyone need to call the AKC to have it explained? Or ask Carmen to explain it? It's easy to read, easy to understand..........sheeez................ Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <ROBINHAUSGSD@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:26 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] New Rule >I just called AKC and it is true. So if you are a judge and somebody > handles for you they can't show to you for 4 months. But now if a handler > shows to you they can't handle for you for 4 months after that. > > Do you all realize what this means - if you judge a show and all the > handlers in your region come - as does happen at a lot of specialties - > then you > can't get a handler to show a dog for you for 4 months after that. > > If judge much you won't ever have a handler. What if you judge a > specialty in August and it is a big one and all the handlers on the East > coast ( or > West coast depending on where you live) come show to you - then you > won't > have handler for the National. > > AKC said I was the first to call and complain. They said they will keep > track of complaints. This needs to be changed. Please - all of you who > are > judges call and complain about this. The person I talked to did not > agree > with it either but said the board did it. He suggested calling Carmen. > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================