There USED to be two teams from the U.S. that competed in the WUSV trial...there were two member clubs from the U.S. However, about 8 (???) or so years ago, the WUSV clubs voted to allow only one team from each country to compete since they wanted to keep it more like the Olympics....with just a single team from each country attending. The GSDCA & UScA have worked it out that they send a "joint" team to represent the U.S. so both organizations can be represented and both organizations represent the United States of America. Julie Degen _www.caissonkennels.com_ (http://www.caissonkennels.com/) "A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both ends!" In a message dated 8/10/2009 10:54:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Why is the GSDCA then forced to have half the team from Schutzhund USA? Isn't the GSDCA the only club in the SV? I thought the constitution only allowed one club from each country. Or are there two from the United States? ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================