Mike & Penny are a couple of my MANY favorite folks in our splendid GSD world! Reading their thoughtful informative notes below, I MUST SAY that what BOTH are saying constitutes the ENTIRE PICTURE of our PC and what is and/or is NOT going on in the best interest of the -- Ok I'll lurk a bit. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny & Bill" <ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "The List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 9:16 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Sad National So the real question, why is a popular breed such as shepherds, being hammered in entries while the "not so popular breeds" like wheatens, waterdogs and vizlas numbers are strong for their nationals... and sadly, does anyone really care??? Mike Lynch BlackHawk Farms, LLC $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Mike, Are wheatens, waterdogs et al shown by their owners? Do their their handlers (if they have them) get paid the same $$$ that ours do? (I AM NOT bashing handlers--I LOVE and NEED handlers. Always have, always will.) Do they have monthly magazines that suddenly in mid-year decide not to wrap their magazines? Do they have streaming video of their Nationals that was free last year but not this year? Are their clubs in the political disarray that ours appears to be in? These are just questions. I don't think that "location" matters; maybe the economy can be factored in. Penny in NC www.landsendkennels.com ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================