In a message dated 1/8/2006 8:18:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, caretti@xxxxxxxxxx writes: .... I'd love to hear the opinion of those who do nominate litters and show in the futurities/maturities.....Thumbs up or thumbs down? This seems to be the key issue. Those who show in Futurities like the Reserve system. From what I have been noticing, it is those who do not show that want to get rid of it. Those opinions are just as valid, but I am waiting to hear why having less winners at the national to compete and be seen by the rest of the country is a bad thing? So far I have not noticed a Futurity winner saying they do not want the Reserves to compete with them. I doubt those who won Reserve want to eliminate going to the National. It is an interesting dichotomy. Now, there is a sentence I don't get to use very often. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================