There are also cases that the replacement judge will not take a good look at a black dog--it happened to me a couple months ago. I should've gotten a refund, but I stupidly showed the dog. Live and learn! Penny in NY *********************************************************************************** I believe, by AKC rules, if there is a judges change after close of entries, the exhibitors are entitled to a refund. There are cases where exhibitors and/or handlers can not show to the replacing judge. You are right Amy, having the opportunity to enter 2 Fut. will definitely be of help. Ileana ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================