Amen Doris! We need to address this fact. Exclusivity is costly. -------Original Message------- From: irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 02/13/05 09:06:38 To: Danannkennel@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Herding at the Oregon National Herding in Oregon lost money because the form to enter the Herding Instinct Test was not in the catalog. I had just eighteen pre-entries, where generally there are at least fifty pre-entered. The financial loss on Herding was not large. The trial entry was big, it was just the Instinct Tests that were below normal. As to having it open to Herding breeds, that is the way it will be from now on, I believe. It is nearly an impossibility to have it exclusively for German Shepherds and not lose money. Doris Estabrook *********************************************************** > We don't yet have all the data from Oregon, to make a > comparison consistent with John's charts. We were advised that = > performance > entries in Oregon were excellent > ++++++++++++++++++ > If you take a look at the herding entries a good number were not German > shepherds and I am under the impression we lost money in that area > > My information could be wrong but I understand we would have had a > financial > disaster if the dinner had not been donated. > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================