In a message dated 1/18/2005 4:04:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, marhaven@xxxxxxx writes: ......Two of the biggest Futurities in the Nation combined Let's be honest here. There is no way to combine a Futurity. What you do is eliminate a region, and then hope everyone who would have gone there, shows up somewhere else. We had a chance to see how that worked the year we eliminated the show in Northern California. We had the same entry in Southern California as always. So, the theory of eliminating a region does nothing to increase entries. When you think about a change, think about what it will do. This club makes its' money first from the National, and second from the Futurities. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================