What we always do as do lots of the other regional clubs is have the members get in touch with their puppy buyers and invite them to the specialty - tell you what - 9 times out of 10, they bring a friend or two with them..... Helps spread the word and you get to check up on the "kids" at the same time. We ran a Craigslist ad last year and it was WONDERFUL.. Many of our all-breed shows have "Meet the Breeds" and it is really good for the dogs... Can I also make a suggestion - when you are at shows, doing nothing - get a dog out and walk around and let the public meet the dogs... We had big all-breeds this last weekend and when I wasn't busy, I had Pauli the pup out for the visibilty (and her socializing).. You can't believe all the folks that stopped by to talk to the brown Dalmatian and couldn't believe she was so calm (they haven't seen her at home)... PR PR PR! I cannot stress it enough...Jess M.Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)& The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC _________________________________________________________________ It?s the same Hotmail®. If by ?same? you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================