Bingo :0) I photograph both rings and I can tell you that the young people are WDA people. cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: In a message sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:41 PM "Terry Cochran" writes: All the young people are at the WDA training, trialing and showing in conformation. That is the truth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently, our specialty club invited a couple breeders of German dogs to our monthly meeting as guest speakers. We had a full house. The increase in attendance was noticeable. Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member Allemande German Shepherd Dogs Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Cochran" To: ; Cc: ; ; ; ; Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:41 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Entries & Clubs All the young people are at the WDA training, trialing and showing in conformation. That is the truth. Terry Kathy Tank wrote: You are right . Look around next specialty you go to, not too many , if any new faces, or young faces. Also with the expense of getting in to showing and the difficulties many newcomers face just being accepted by "some" who are apparently threatened/ annoyed by new faces, it is not the most welcoming hobby, now is it? Hard to get/ keep new people when there are some in the breed in nearly every club, that drive them away. Come on, we all know this happens, I am not saying anything that we haven't seen. Kathy On 20/03/2008, dick_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I don't know of any in Florida that have folded but I do know that there > are three Club's just barely hanging on. This may just be the biggest > problem facing the Parent Club over the next year. Basically the old > members are dying off without any new / young coming in. Dick Jones > ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================