Evan said: > > To me, this makes the point. If you have the amateur futurity at the end > of the show, and no one stays to watch it, does not that tell you how little > interest there is in it? > > I don't see how you can force people to like something. If no one, or > just a few support it, why have it? By this logic, Best Puppy would be hot on the heels of the Amateur Futurity. I'm always appalled when the ring starts coming down when the judge is pinning Best Puppy and the number of people folding tents. As the photographer at some shows this makes taking BP pictures very difficult... :-) Holly www.breelyngsd.com Home to: RFB Nikiree's Dream Genie, PT, RE Ch Brown Hill's Better Be Worth It, PT, RN, OFA H&E And the ladies who live on the Hill: Can Ch Brown Hill's The Gambler, IT Brown Hill Breelyn's One Tuff Beech ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================