Jeff, I don't know about your area, but on the west coast, nearly every specialty has pretty good entries in the younger classes and we get to see progeny from the regional bloodlines all year. And many times, more than one puppy from a particular breeding is shown. Not everyone can attend every national to see the winners compete and see bloodlines from outside of their region. And what about the people you can meet? Over the years, I would not have met some of my dearest friends in the breed, had they not traveled from far & wide to attend futurities in my "local" areas. Joannie ----- Original Message ----- From: <caggra@xxxxxxx> To: <DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:51 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurities - Regional Showcases? That is the only reason I could come up with too and I certainly understand that one, getting stuck with a judge that may not be best for your dog.? However, this is not a regular dog show for points, and if we are trying to make our Futurities popular again, more user-friendly and "just a match" or breeder's showcase, then we need to return to it's roots.?? Again, Futurities are "Regional Breeder's Showcases".?? Don't you think there could be an attraction by smaller local breeders and newbies to this if it were returned?to this format????? I do. Jeff Pyle ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================