I know this would not necessarily be a popular idea, but if I personally would really like to see the Futurities return to their original purpose.? A Regional Breeder's Showcase - To me that means all puppies and young dogs are judged in their region.? Then the winner's of THAT region are sent off to the National to compete for the National prize.? That was the purpose of Regional Futurities right?? To see what is up & coming in each region, what dogs are producing, to see litter's all shown together....????? Jeff Pyle *********************************** That's a really good idea Jeff, except for people like me. During the last few years, I've bought GSDs from breeders in Missouri and Minnesota. I live in NY. If they had to be shown in the breeders' regions, I would have chosen NOT to show them (due to distance and <maybe> I wouldn't have liked the judge in those particular regions.) Just a thought. Penny in NY ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================