[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Who says?
- From: Ken Tank <tanksr@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:54:46 -0800
Mike is absolutely correct. I think there are around 50,000 GSDs registered
per year. Obviously 90%+ are not GSDCA members. It would be nice to get
even another 10% to join the parent club.
Ken
On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Mike & Sheila Metz <
Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Evan, the GSD does remain a very popular breed, but, I would venture a
> guess that the percentage of dogs provided or sourced through the
> members of the GSDCA is low(eg. less than 10%).
>
> Perhaps the parent club as the owner of the standard for the the US,
> should get some detailed metrics on who is breeding all these popular
> dogs in the US. I for one would be very interested in those details.
>
> regards,
>
> M
>
>
> On 1/27/2013 10:52 AM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > Evidently we are getting the message out. Our breed remains in the top
> > three for popularity. Everyone who I talk to loves our dogs, and
> always says
> > they had one just like it.
> >
> > I have more people looking for puppies than we have to offer, and when I
> > tell strangers I am involved in German shepherds they always want to talk
> > about the dogs.
> >
> > We are doing it right. Maybe the numbers are down, but the popularity and
> > quality is up.
> >
> > I understand there are people who want to quit showing dogs. I
> understand
> > there are people who no longer want to go to dog shows. I understand
> there
> > are people who gave up on the Parent Club, and there are people who drop
> > out of everything.
> >
> > That is a personal choice. I would never try to stop someone from
> quitting,
> > or moving on to something else. I never even try to talk people out of
> > suicide. It is up to them.
> >
> > For me, this is a great sport, the German shepherd is a great breed, life
> > is good, work is fun, and tomorrow is another day. I just want to be
> there
> > to enjoy it.
> >
> > Evan L. Ginsburg
> > gsyrfund.com
> > Asgard German Shepherds
> > _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/)
> > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together
>
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