You know when this argument broke out last time, a lot of people came forward to say how proud they were to have "gotten wood." I thought, "Wow, people seem really proud to have placed in a futurity, I'd love to, too." I schlepped my bitch out to the futurity, hoping to place. Well, she did a bit more than place, she won her class and went on to be Reserve to Opposite Sex. Am I suppose to feel bad now? Well, I don't, I'm so proud of her! Can we do as you say and leave this carcass to stink the sun........ Unless, we can come up with some constructive ways to increase entries and not belittle the accomplishments of those who did well in the lean years. Holly Derry, NH (Proud home to ROSF (Northeast Region) Nikiree's Dream Genie) www.hbeng.com On Sep 27, 2005, at 10:28 AM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > > 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 > ======================================================================= > ===== > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================