I think the Rott. club must be one of the few clubs that does have control over its regional clubs. DCA classifies the regional clubs as members of the Parent club, but that's about it. We were running into all sorts of problems a couple of years ago with multiple specialties being held on the same weekend in the same region. It has mostly fixed itself, but this year in October, Chicago and Kansas City are holding their specialties on the same weekend. Definately close enough to hurt entries, though KC is two specialties and two all-breeds and Chicago is one day. Maybe that is something the GSDCA should have control over, but not sure they can convince the regionals to cooperate and some how, I think that the regional clubs should be adult enough to make sure there aren't too many conflicts as far as dates go - especially where the futurities are concerned.Jess M.Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)& The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================