It seems to me that this issue was discussed in the past when a long standing GSDCA member bred a dog achieving her ROM but the owner at the time was a non member, the Board voted not to give the plaque to that dog. There was a lengthy discussion but the end result was that if you give non AKC awards to non GSDCA members, then you devalue the membership in the GSDCA and create a reason for people not to have any incentive to join. Granted it is the dog achieving the status of ROM but it is the owner who plans the breedings, spends the dollars to get to that end result, and has the incentive to do so provided by the Parent club. Patty Downing Abraxas...The Secret of Success is Consistency of Purpose Visit our website at www.abraxasgsd.com Signers Breeders Code of Ethics/Member GSDCA,Inc.& GSDCA-WDA ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================