The number of litters nominated & the entries in a particular region are not necessarily equal. Entries are based on who is JUDGING in that particular region. As an example, I nominate in the Mid Pacific Region but if the judge in my region is not the best for my dogs, I will go to a different region to show my dogs. Joannie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> 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 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================