> I > sit and watch the Midwest loosing more and more fall shows because the clubs go > to back to backs in the spring so they can host a futurity(supposedly to > make money). > > The weekends of the futurities the off shows can't get > entries and can't > pull handlers in. Something needs to be done.> > Some how we have to save the smaller clubs and the fall shows.> Sally ****************************** I agree about saving the Local Clubs...... Out here we see that the FIRST shows of the show season seem to bring in the biggest entries. People have been on a down time since the national and are READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL.........OOPS.......I mean a DOG SHOW!!!!!! By Fall......dogs are finished, owners burned out, or out of coat or out of money and time and getting ready for the national......because notoriously Fall Shows in our area are always smaller. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================