Interesting Steven In a message dated 9/26/2010 8:57:30 A.M. Central Daylight Time, LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx writes: The PC being in disarray had one person I know for sure leave the breed. I have a friend who just yesterday bought a dog to show. Not a GSD but a Standard Poodle. Not that he did not have success in GSD. He had a GVX and a bitch that won over 40 BIS in the AB ring. He is just tired of the drama in the PC. They cannot seem to get their act together is how he put it to me. Wants no part of it. His leaving has nothing to do with economy. He will be showing but not a GSD. He also shows horses and has about 20. Just won the world show last month so he is spending money. Another consideration is how the PC show committee behaved last year. They had 3 incidents at the Nationals. Two they did nothing because the people were in the right clique. The other person who was not in the right clique and for using the F word on the show grounds they went after her as if they were a pack of mad pit bulls. So if you go to the Nationals watch your P's & Q's because you may be their next victim. They went after this person for apx 7 months until they finally got a $100.00 fine. They had suspended her but she was lucky enough to get an immediate stay from AKC so she was able to continue to show her animals at last years Nationals. Had she not got the "STAY" all her entries would have had to be absent. I may be wrong but I don't think you will see her at this years Nationals. So here is another part to the puzzle along with many other factors as to why the entries are down. Lee Brown Too far from the womb and too close to the tomb to care about what anyone thinks of me. In a message dated 9/25/2010 7:16:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: 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. 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