It is because the folks on the west coast have demonstrated that they are willing to travel. The east coast folks have demonstrated that they are not willing to travel west.. Until the west coast folks refuses to travel until they are treated equal nothing will change. I vote we put together our own special West coast event. We have the workers, we have the entries and can host all phases of competition including the working dog folks. Day one would be for celebrating the new folks and young handlers, for education and vendor surfing. A Day like Ed would enjoy. Maybe we could fit a Schutzhund trail on this day. It would depend on how big an entry we would draw. Day 2 herding all phases along with herding instinct test. Day 3 obedience Day 4 conformation. I just want to go to an event that can handle all events and not have a conflict. I want to watch obedience, herding, agility, working dog sport and not have to give up conformation to see these events. Isn't it possible to judge a conformation entry of 200 to 300 in a single day? Who knows? maybe not. Terry --- On Wed, 6/24/09, showgsd <showgsd@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: showgsd <showgsd@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] corrected - National entry support by state To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:19 AM Just more reasons that a National should be rotated to a site on the West Coast --according to Joan's corrected post below there are now 4 states in the West Coast that are listed with California having the highest entries. Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Multi BISS & Multi Group Winning Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, CGC, HT, CD, RE, CHIC "Strider" - see his pups on my website These are the top 15 states with National entries for the past 5 years. with corrections. I apologize for the confusion. Joan 1) California (100 more than #2) 2) Wisconsin 3) Illinois 4) Michigan 5) Georgia 6) Florida 7) Ohio 8) Pennsylvania 9) New York 10) Minnesota 11) Missouri...tied 11) Texas....tied 12) Washington 13) Oregon 14) New Jersey 15) Arizona Joa ===========================================================================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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================