New breeds? Yes. But certainly not enough to make the entry go up 400 dogs. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 19, 2013, at 4:59 PM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > Aren't there new breeds each year? I don't think we can just look at > total figures for an all-breed club. > > I do think the economy is a big factor. I can't say how many people > aren't going because of the costs, or it is too far to drive, or they are too > > old. > > Does anyone believe the popularity of the greatest breed of all, is less > than ever? I don't care what happens with other breeds, other shows, other > countries or other Nationals. We still shine in the world and our breed > remains one of the top three most popular in the country. > > I hope the National lives up to the past ones, great fun, new friends, old > friends, and strangers who come to the National and leave as friends. > > Then there are the dogs. > > Not that there is anything wrong with that. > > Evan L. Ginsburg > gsyrfund.com > Asgard German Shepherds > _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > In a message dated 9/19/13 2:41:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx writes: > > I don't know what trend since my AB shows that I am show chairman so I > know > these numbers to be accurate. Our shows this year were up over 400 from > two years ago. I guess out economy down South is better than other parts > of > the country. Two years ago we were up 250+ from the previous year. Our > shows this past June was up 150+ from last year so all in all we were up > over > 400 dogs. > > > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and > its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed > in any post. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================