Juniors at the 2008 GSPCA National Specialty Show

The GSPCA Junior membership was created as a link between the youth and adults of our breed, with the goal of educating and preparing our young fanciers to become the stewards of the GSP, through the expertise and resources available through the collective knowledge of current GSPCA “regular” members. It was also created as a way to give recognition and better support to the young people who are interested in our breed, regardless of the area of interest. No breed can move ever onward toward perfection without dedicated and prepared young fanciers to take over as the current pillars of the breed step out of activity.

Certificate of Achievement
The GSPCA Juniors Committee will issue a certificate of achievement to GSPCA Junior members who have earned a degree or title on their GSP, achieved a Top 10 ranking in any area of the sport per GSPCA rankings, or who have ranked at all within the calendar year per GSPCA rankings. It is necessary that the Committee be notified of degrees or titles earned.

Competition Statistics
Competition statistics are currently only kept for junior members competing in junior showmanship. GSPCA recognizes that all areas of our sport are important and encourages our juniors to participate in every such area as is possible. The Committee is interested in keeping junior achievement statistics in all other areas of competition and is working on a method of score obtainment for its juniors. It is likely that these will become self-reported scores for companion, performance, and field events, with verification of the score and junior handler/ agent coming from AKC Junior Recognition reports. If you are interested in being counted in such standings for 2008, please follow procedure for AKC Junior Recognition and retain all show dates and scores to report to GSPCA Juniors Committee at the appropriate time.