Speaking from the point of an exhibitor who has shown in several futurities I have to say that distance and money affect whether I will go. Many times people enter their puppies with the knowledge that they probably won't show them in the futurity, either the dog is too immature or maybe going through pano or those gangly stages. But they need to enter in order to show in the maturity. It might be worthwhile to contact the absentees and find out just why they didn't show, maybe we can come up with a solution that will encourage more to participate. I talked to some friends this weekend who are as a group renting an RV and all going to the futurity together. Thats a great idea and a way to save money. Like carpooling maybe we should try to come together and pool our resources. Just a thought. Sheri ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================