Problem there John, I f you start eliminating handlers' / judges/ breeders/ abilities to show dogs they have bred or own, you may very well eliminate a major, a futurity, and a National. From where would your entry come ? You can't disallow people to enter simply because they are involved in the fancy other than exhibiting their own animals. You cannot limit numbers of animals owned by one person/people as sometimes one single breeder may actually MAKE a major for someone else, lol!!!! Also eliminating or limiting entries is only going to further hurt a sport that is already dwindling. If you want more ethics in the sport, that has to come from the individuals. Ethics, integrity you either have them or you don't . Kathy Tank www.victorygermanshepherds.com On 3/16/10, john garnett <rdg718@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > i was wondering why don't we have a judging systems like dancing with the > stars...where the dog is rate on a point systems with the highest score with > three judges...that way you eliminate the politics...and for the handlers > should there be a rule saying that they cant have any dog, bred or > co-own by the handlers in that ring or show place no matter if he is > ........ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================