And there was no confirmed judge until late evening. I tried my best and my best just isn't going to be enough for some and I realize that. It was a tough situation! I have said I sympathize, but unfortunately that is not going to help or change the situation. Hopefully we can remedy this situation in the future. And now that we have a confirmed judge the SP futurity will be a wonderful event. I know Karin Wagner is excited to judge and the club is planning a good time for all. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy Tank To: almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: SP change of Futurity judge The problem is Amy, and people are certainly chatting about this...is that by your own email which says " As of late this AM I was informed that Bart Bartley will not be able to judge the SouthPacific Futurity." If it was known in the A.M that Bart wouldn't be judging, regardless of whom the alternate might be, why wasn't this info disseminated IMMEDIATELY to lists etc , so anyone wanting to pull or wanting to change could do so? It was a known issue BEFORE close , yet it was not announced until AFTER close. The exhibitors didn't have a CHANCE to change or withdraw. That seems to be quite unfair to anyone that would potentially be impacted by the change. It doesn't look good, to say the very least. Don't shoot the messenger, I am just speaking to what a lot of people are talking about. Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com PUP-DATED: MAR 1, 2009 HOME OF: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle WE SUPPORT DRUG AND DYE TESTING On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Amy Safdir <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Futurities follow AKC rules.........entries cannot be changed cancelled in any way after closing. AKC would b ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================