I'm with Penny on this one--only for a different reason... I hope to breed more than I buy. If the Futurities/Maturities were restricted to the regions in which the sire/dam live, I wouldn't get to see what studs are producing in different regions of the country or evaluate potential breeding stock from these other regions. Of course, the National provides this opportunity, but it's not always feasible to travel to the National. (Although I do hope to attend as many Nationals as possible.) Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny & Bill" <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "The List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 5:30 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Reserve your opinion Restrict the futurities to the regions in which the Sire/Dam lived at time of whelping, and the contiguous regions. That takes it back to the original premise of showing what is being bred in what area. ******************************************************************************** The idea listed above wouldn't work for people like me, who do not breed as much as BUY their puppies. For example, I've bought a few dogs from my friend (and reputable breeder) Sharon Todoroff, who happens to live in Minnesota. I live in NY. If the puppies had to be shown in the region that Minnesota's in, it just wouldn't happen. Penny in NY ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================