In a message dated 4/28/2009 7:21:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx writes: A show of 30, total entry, is absurd.? I hear this a lot from those who no longer are showing. I think the world of Helen, and she knows it. But, I also keep hearing people who have stopped showing say how terrible it is to show in a venue with 30 or so entered. Try to finish a dog today, with that small an entry, and that high a quality. We who still compete realize it is just as hard to get those points,and just as difficult to get a champion. If anyone doesn't believe that, breed a puppy, and come on down. It amazes me when people insist on how much better it used to be. I heard that from my parents, they heard it from their parents, and I refuse to say it to those young whippersnappers who never walked ten miles through the snow to go to school, uphill both ways. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220631276x1201390200/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.double click.net%2Fclk%3B214101948%3B35952020%3Bv) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================