I would vote for a full-on TC mandatory for all Specials to be given by our top evaluator, the day before the show. Separate for sake of taking ring time. But must pass, before going into Specials. Or heck, while I am daydreaming about "things that will never happen" a full-on TC in front of the crowd.....for the last group of Specials...you don't pass, you get the gate and NO Select. I would pay CASH to see such a challenge put forth for the "best" in our breed......LOL ******************************************************************* The more I think about the above idea, the more I like it. After all, at the time of showing in specials, it should be a walk in the park for these dogs to pass a TC, done correctly by either the Top TC Evaluator, or even better, by a panel of evaluators. As a matter of fact, most of the dogs competing at this level have a TC already, going for the coveted AOE title. So no big deal, right?? Come on guys, put your brains together...........what would it take to make this possible? Ileana Chance favors the prepared mind ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================