Why not "morph" the futurities in to point shows? It could be done...and wouldn't be all that difficult......Keep the litter nominations the same, the age divisions the same.....have regional GSDCA specialties that limit entries to those who are nominated within the correct time f rame....The winners & reserve would be the fut/mat winners and reserve depending on which age group the dog belongs in. If your dog/bitch was finished and you wanted to compete for the fut/mat win, you could enter in open. All the winners/reserves from these shows would have the opportunity to go to the National and compete for FV/FVX or MV/MVX. You just would not have an exact number in each category.....This may seem off the wall to some, but it's just one way that could be used to change the "expensive match" into a point show...... Granted handlers would still probably charge more, but at least you'd have the opportunity to earn points toward a championship. ......Just a thought :-) Cyndi www.carettigsd.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/ ============================================================================