How do you explain entries going up in a lot of other breeds. Are they immune to the bad economy? I am sure the bad economy has some impact on entries being down in GSDs but that is not the biggest problem. Lee Brown Too far from the womb and too close to the tomb to care about what anyone thinks of me. In a message dated 12/7/2011 3:08:34 P.M. Central Standard Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: No, it is the economy. The Boy Scouts membership is down, as is the Elks and the Moose. AKC registrations have dropped 10% every year, and that includes all breeds. Sales are down, employment is down, and the national debt is up. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================