liz is correct. i began taking the futurity litter nominations in the fall of 2009 for the 2011 futurities and it is a constant struggle to get pedigrees on many of the nominations. last year, both carol moore, futurity chair, and i sent emails to those who had not turned in their pedigrees and the emails were followed up by telephone calls. some STILL never sent them. it is the breeder's responsibility to make sure that their nominations are complete - by "complete" i mean that i have received the nomination form, 4 generation pedigree and fees, if applicable. while i cannot speak for anyone else, i will not acknowledge a nomination and will not give out a litter nomination number until all the paperwork has been submitted. as far as communication on this or any list is concerned, i do not consider it any type of valid or formal communication. i do post updates to 4 GSD lists, including this one, but those updates are a courtesy to the GSDCA members on these lists. anything that must reach all members is sent out in a constant contact and published in the Review. i also receive many calls every week from people who have questions about the nomination process and am more than happy to answer the questions. carol receives many more than i do. so, bottom line is that those who choose to keep on top of things, do so. it neither liz's responsibility or mine to generate pedigrees for anyone. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 10/4/2011 8:07:18 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Lealynn@xxxxxxx writes: Pedigrees are required to be sent in along with the Futurity Nominations by the GSDCA. I believe those that do not send in their pedigrees are asked again by the person who takes the nominations, and those that do not answer that request are noted as "pedigree unavailable". The Red Book committee members communicate with people in many different ways. Liz _www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/) GSDCA member since 1976 Signers of the Breeders Code AKC Breeder of Merit In a message dated 10/3/2011 8:01:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: She was never asked for her bitch's pedigree. She is not on The List. Is The List the only way the Red Book committee communicates with people? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================