And the morons wonder why entries are going down??????????? Sheeez....... Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "pmick12" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Effective May 2009, a handler may not show to a a judge and then, within 4 > months, handle for that judge. > This isn't in the printed Guidelines book...it's the "pink insert." > > This is a policy, not a rule, but we all know that AKC considers > policies and guidelines to be rules...the only difference is that the > Board > can put policies and guidelines into effect with no delegate input. > > Anyway, the policy only became effective, as I said, in May of this > year, so wouldn't apply to Joan anyway........but yes, if you want to use > Grace as a handler at Riverside, she can't show to Dave this weekend. > > It's as if AKC is seriously trying to kill dog shows...........the Board > comes up with one ridiculous idea after another.....like this Grand > Champion > idea. What a stupid joke THAT is........ > > I guess Michael Cheeks, come to think of it, won't be showing dogs > anymore, after what happened to him last time he tried it... Well, maybe > he'll keep showing...but he can't judge for most of the year, with this > ridiculous rule. Neither can any judge who is still showing, unless > willing > to do his/her own handling. > > And if you co-own a dog with Dave, you can't show to him at > all..........but you know that. > > Peggy ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================