I think the AKC rule says all have to be in the ring. But I'm sure Bill Burgraaff was consulted( former AKC rep) so maybe that has changed-- Helen Miller Fisher In a message dated 11/09/08 17:40:33 Central Standard Time, barbmarkh writes: I was surprised when Evan reported that for Best Puppy that the 6-9 puppy dog and 6-9 puppy bitch and the 9-12 puppy bitch were in the ring - but the 9-12? puppy dog was not shown.? ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================