Gosh Clair, what the heck are you reading??? Hmmmmmm...I thumb through and it's 10-15 minutes at best and that's with me reading the ads, while watching the news, fixing dinner, letting dogs out etc....it just gets smaller and smaller...but then I do a lot of reading for work and pleasure, so once I look at the Review, on to the next thing to read... I don't keep them because if I have a question in my mind about a dog later, pedigree, win record, who did what where etc., I can always find the answer on line. The diminishing size and import is one reason I stopped advertising years ago. First, there was the 2-3 month delay (web site update is instant), a big win or a dog finishing was stale news by the time the magazine came out. IF I had a litter, silly to advertise b-cause the puppies not kept from said litter would be long gone by the time the review ad came out, and I figured if not all, then at least enough people felt the same way so for the cost of a well done, color ad....well...I can't justify it...and it's not a money thing, it an "is it worth it" thing...and as far as memorial ads, the older I get, the more people I know who are losing dogs every month, so a donation to rescue works just fine. JMO of course, makes no diff to me if it's in paper or on line. I think a combination would do well and each would promote the other, but honestly, whatever you all decide is fine. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 2/12/2010 7:29:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, avionkennels@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I read the review, then reread it and then read it again, preferably relaxing in front of the fire with a glass of wine or propped up in bed. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================