If the Delegate body passes this, there will be NO novice class...only the amateur class in its place. What they should have done was make BBE for amateurs only...and put the professional restrictions there...but no...as usual, AKC only thought this half way through................now they'll still have two classes that most people don't enter, and judges (not all, but enough) continue to ignore. Peggy Mike Gray wrote: >Deb, > I can also use the new Novice class as another class for Blake to = >take >Rusty into the ring. Rusty is no longer eligible for Novice since he won = >by >default in Bred By with Cindy. There do not appear to be a limitations >except the professional handler clause in it.=20 > I can actually see a benefit to the new class. I just would have = >liked >for them to add it and not eliminate the Novice class. I would not mind = >the >club buying 8 class ribbons instead of 7. >Mike Gray > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================