I will tell you the answer to that question......Who ever wants to build majors can pay my entry fee and get me a handler who will show my dog for free and them my extra dogs will be in. If not they stay home!!!  I had a 9-12 puppy they wanted me to enter at our last show and we got there and nobody wanted to take him in the ring because they were all too busy....so much for friends. i told them he is the difference between two points and three and if nobody will show him for me for free he stays out....would you like me to tell you how quickly someone stepped up to show my puppy, lol??? Amy Greenhut Justrock German Shepherds Board Member Last Hope Safe Haven http://lasthopesafehaven.com Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises &  Tortoise Rescue Behold The Turtle,  He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James B. Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: "sally" <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 1, 2010 8:24:18 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] building majors one of the hard part about pulling majors in shepherds is - I would guess the majority of the owners can not handle their own dog so they need a handler-  how many can afford to pay a handler to help build majors? Don't say use a junior we have very few around here and they for the most part are taken How many people can afford to spend $40 -50 for entry fees if they are just helping out? How many  people can afford  a couple tanks of gas to help out? How many people can afford overnights in motels  to help ? In today's economy most people can not afford to show if they don't think they are going to win Sally www.embroiderybysally.org  ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010.  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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================