In a message dated 9/27/2005 10:22:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, joank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I just don't get why we can't adjust the number of litters required each year. Combining regions is NOT the answer. JMHO Joannie But doesn't it diminish the idea of "getting wood" when you beat one dog or no dogs and still "take home wood" from a class. Whatever the reasons are for low entries, and they've been beat to death previously so I'm not going into them, why not contract the regions per the entry #s and make "getting wood" in a class mean something again? It seems to me we're on a downward spiral... Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================