In a message dated 7/31/2010 7:59:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: ....well does this not cheapen a tilte?...if years ago ya needed 30 dogs for a 5 point major but now ya only need 20 for the same 5 points....it's like not having a major......simple math...packaged differently.......we lower what a major is every year ....some folks make things happen, some folks watch what happens...and some folks look dazed and ASK what happened, I'm in the first group!.....think about it... Point missing is a true lost art. If it takes 39 dogs for a major and 40 are entered, it is the same as if it takes 20 to make a major and 21 are entered. It is percentages, not number. Talk to those who finish dogs and see if anyone thinks it is easier than it ever was. I have campaigned dogs for over 40 years now, and I find it just as hard to finish a dog today as it was 40 years ago. The number of entries are down, but the ability to finish is just as hard. The only real difference I see is that we get home in time for dinner, we can find parking places, and I have lots more gray hair. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================