Hey Bill. I have no problem with the 4 shows in one weekend, but ...they are exhausting, and usually the judge at the end of the weekend has fewer exhibitors..everyone is "so done"" and just want to get home..but I understand your thinking. More shows, more opportunity at one site..that is something I think more clubs are considering. The Claremont site is not at all dependent on the R/ Sbdo GSDC for any major income. They hold DOZENS of dog events every year, from ARBA to BIG specialties for many breeds.. they are "sitting in the catbird seat" their attitude is pay , or don't , ..don't much care. They have no problem booking events..sad but true. Yes doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results....lol...not working . I don't have answers for the difficulty clubs are facing. Part of it with some *some* clubs is as was pointed out with another club this week..."We don't want new members" . The aging cadre would rather take it with them than to give up "their" clubs..this is not that unusual. It is a power trip, of a strange sort.. and it has driven many clubs into the dirt...pathetic. Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com* * <http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/>**UPDATED: April 20, 2011 **Home of: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle * * "Victory...*Vires et honestas" On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Bill Basu <billgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================