Sometimes I wonder about AKC..... LOL! So how does all this 'mentoring' requirement jive with the fact that as of January they will no longer allow observer judges in the ring? Ginger Cleary Rome, GA www.rihadin.com <http://www.rihadin.com> Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peggy Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:54 PM To: Rbuffdogs@xxxxxxx Cc: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: educating all breed judges (and the public) The difference is that those who want to learn will learn without it being official...but the AKC can't figure out who knows anything and who knows nothing... so they need to have the mentors' names written down on applications for new breeds, etc. Peggy Rbuffdogs@xxxxxxx wrote: ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================