I am almost positive that Oregon was 110 Specials.... And I also believe that the Best of Breed entry at the National is generally the same, give or take a few.  Exhibitors & Handlers that work all year on their specials are going to take them to the national year after year.  The class breakdowns will tell more about how location affected the entry. My personal opinion is that while exhibitors will take their specials or most competitive adult class dogs no matter what, they are less likely to take younger dogs or puppies to extreme sections of the country. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx To: rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx; jim_barnhart@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 1:23 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The National n a message dated 10/24/2008 11:53:23 A.M. Central Daylight Time, buffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: ell there could be some chat about ENTRY NUMBERS IF WE ONLY HAD THEM. Will e get them before we leave? Something I have found interesting, I counted up special entries for Oregon t 90 in the catalogue, (does not include move ups) St Louis at 102, and eaumont at 103. Can't put my finger on Colorado cat right now, but I found umbers on specials interesting that everyone always says mid country higher, ut o far we have the highest specials by 1 here. Rest of the numbers I hope re as interesting. olly rillia German Shepherds since 1972 ph 409-287-3940 ember GSDCA, GSDCC, GSDC of Beaumont (recording secretary), Life member CKC The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being an alter his life by altering his attitude"-William James *************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, o registration required and great graphics ââ?¬â?? check it out! http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redirhttp://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001) ===========================================================================OST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================