I have to agree here. People aren't breeding as much as they used to, our exhibitor base is aging at an alarming rate. Travel by car or by air is so expensive...for a match, and a chance at a big match at a Nationals which very few people other than the owners watch. Instead of trying to resurrect the dying Futurities, why not pour all that time , money and effort into finding ways to build big majors, and keep clubs afloat. Personally, I doubt we will ever enter any more Futurities or Maturities..they are in every sense of the word.. POINTLESS. Just my opinion , take it for whatever it's worth. 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, May 6, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > My question would be why offer something that is no longer desired? The > proof is > in the entries. > Terry > > > > ________________________________ > > as a night time show or a supported entry. I think it will come a point > where exhibitors will > need to decide what is more important a match placing/win or a win/major > at a > point show. > > Lee Brown > > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================