Carolyn you are right on. It can and would clean up the face of the breed in a large way, in ONE National. That is not to say that people wont find other ways to try , but it would be a HUGE deterrent to most. The support for this is building with each passing hour....there has not been one credible reason not to. I just had a private conversation where we talked cost. Let's put it into perspective. If I , as a Select entry owner, have to pay "x" amt of dollars, and just for argument's sake let us say that is 20 or25 dollars (it's NOT ok, but for this example) .... I would GLADLY pay that amount. If it meant that competitors that CHEAT AND BREAK AKC RULES by dyeing / drugging would have to think twice before doing it , AT OUR MOST IMPORTANT SHOW OF THE YEAR... then so be it. If it meant the playing field would become noticeably more level, SO BE IT. I would pay it, and gladly. I spend that much money on tee shirts and "goodies" at a National in ten minutes...so a fee to test my dog...their dogs? OH YOU BET YOUR SWEET BIPPY, I'd pay it. Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Home of : CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle WEBSITE PUP-DATED SEPT 22, 2008 On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 8:44 AM, carolyn mckenna <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Yes, revoking the award or the threat thereof would be > quite sufficient. Just as permanent (rather than that which > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================