In looking at the records, this is not true. There was only one year, when Ed judged, that the number of selects was that high...and, interestingly enough, the animals selected that year, for the most part, have had top notch show careers. From 97 to 2004 the number of dog selects has ranged from 10 to 14 (excluding the Ed year) and bitches from 10 to 13 (excluding the Ed year), with 1998 being the high year. This is very consistent and I do not subscribe to the notion that select quality and number should be a function of entry numbers. Face it, the top animals go to compete and their owners find a way to make it happen. Today's economy has weeded out many who might go to just enter and 'have fun'. What I am trying to express is that 400 animals or 200, you would most likely have almost the same number of top contenders, therefore your selects would be the about the same. Cynthia RivendellP <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: it was getting out of control and those very Judges that were "elected" were passing out 15 to 18 awards. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================