As a show Chairman for my AB club I can tell you I will always work with any breed that wants to do a supported entry. We use to get about 10 Great Danes at our shows. They ask for a big ring and input on the judge, I agreed. The last two shows we have had over 50 danes. It is a win win for both our club and the Great Dane exhibitors. One thing however that one has to be careful is when the person requesting a judge that you make sure it is that breed clubs choice and not that individuals personal choice. We did try this with another breed ( will not name the breed) and it failed. Reason the person was winning under the judges I was hiring. Tried to get them to come back and do it right but so far they will not come back. I will say this if they ever decide to come back I will make sure that the judge I hire is what the majority of that breed wants. Problem is most (not all so don't jump me) GSD breeders and exhibitors do not belong to AB clubs and show very little interest in getting active. (Kay excluded) VBG Lee Brown In a message dated 4/6/2010 9:56:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, showgsd@xxxxxxx writes: I would encourage all of you to try and work with your local all breed clubs. If you can help them increase their entries, they are usually willing to work with you on judge's selection and ring size. Several ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================