Sometimes, rules are made to be broken. If implementing the rule only = serves to hurt feelings while not implementing the rule has no adverse = consequencies (and I doubt very much the AKC cares who we mention in a = memorial service at our national), then why not stretch the rules? It's = been done before.=20 My world is not black and white - there is a fair amount of gray involved = in the decision making I make both in my personal and my professional = life.. I think, in this instance, the GSDCA could acknowledge that = sometimes, a little gray is a good thing... Laurie Pruett ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================