As I recall, the requirements were reduced about 6 or 7 years ago as it was getting difficult to get "new blood" from the breeders ranks. I also agree with DD and Carolyn, my preference is for breeders as F/M judges with deep resume's Some of the qualifications I like to see.... owner handled points multiple champions national exposure working degrees temperament tester etc.. On 4/26/2013 4:51 PM, Joannie wrote: > No Stormy, it is not restricted to only licensed judges & handlers. I posted > the guidelines for BREEDERS (non-licensed judges) this morning in response to > a > post from the 2014 NE Futurity chair. > Joannie > ________________________________ > From: Stormy V. Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> > To: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx GSD" > <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Fri, April 26, 2013 2:39:04 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: HANDLER Requirements to Judge a Futurity > > Am I understanding that only handlers and AKC judges are allowed to just this > Futurity/Maturity ~match~? > I think a breeder who has had a certain amount of champions under his/her belt > would do a great job, and would give a good fresh look to the whole affair. > > > I would have LOVED to have had Carolyn, or somebody with similar wonderful > background and knowledge, be the judge of the Futurity matches I had entered! > > Stormy > > ============================================================================ > 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/ ============================================================================