.....My fourth grade students do lots of writing ( most of them would rather not). At the end of the school year for the past two years I've given them the topic of.." What is your teacher's biggest problem and what can you do to help him fix it"...They must give examples with details to convince their reading audience ( me)...So my question to you is What is the biggest problem with AKC conformation shows?....this question is not meant to be hostile or critical....I'm just curious as to what others think the problems are...I think the biggest problem is the Two Major requirement....I like the CKC way much better..Ed ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================