I would have to agree with you guys. It isn't like it is easy to get an ROM on a bitch. In other breeds they have a litter of five pups they finish all of them. This doesn't usually happen in shepherds, in many cases you are lucky to get one. What happens if you have a bitch that has small litters? Increasing the numbers of champions and qualifiers could penalize some really high quality producing bitches that will never be capable of producing numbers. I have a bitch that will probably only ever produce 2-4 pups per litter. At that rate the poor thing will never get her ROM. Then there is the issue of misses just because you breed them doesn't mean they will take and then you have to wait another 4 to 6 months depending on their cycle. If she is a high quality bitch you are probably going to wait until after she is done showing. She may be 4 to 6 years old. You might only get one or two breedings and heaven forbid she misses. Channing > From: bruiser@xxxxxxxxxx > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] ROM Dams > Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 18:59:19 -0600 > > I'll tell you that if the board was to change this I would take it very > hard. It would cause me to question whether or not I should remain a member > > I would like to believe that the current board would not do such a thing > without input from members. This is not the sane board as the one that had > all the secret closed door session a few years back. > > I really hope someone is just stirring the pot, > -Bob George > > > ===========================================================================> > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ > =========================================================================== > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================