Sally, I understand the expense thing...Dog showing in general is expensive! As far as futurities, is the expense you're speaking of mainly is the handler's fee??? The only way I can think of impacting that would be for more young handlers to get into showing....One way, but not the only way, would be for the system to be more "inclusive" rather than "exclusive". Maybe more youngsters would want to handle at the futurities if they thought they had a shot at going to the National with a reserve......Am I being to idealistic? Cyndi -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sally Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:41 AM To: caretti@xxxxxxxxxx; f.fasano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'ShowGSD04' Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: I like the reserve system I'd love to hear the opinion of those who do nominate litters and show in the futurities/maturities.....Thumbs up or thumbs down? +++++++++++++ No Secret I quit the futurity system a long time ago - I felt they had gotten too expensive, not enough bang for my bucks and the final decision came when a dog had to compete against one he had already defeated. I bring these things up because with a new Chairman and committee I think they might like to hear ideas no matter what they are Sally National Maturity Victor Ch Seville BIF Ch Kountry Bumpkin BIF Ch Kountry Sunshine BIM Ch Ex BIM Ch Adam and then I walked away from them ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================