But we are the ones that determine the way our dogs are shown. We have done this. Until we all step into the ring with our own dogs nothing will change. There are few young people involved. I am talking 50 and younger here. We don't seem to attract them for what ever reason. So as our numbers continue to fall so will the number of dogs in the ring. Time march's on, the last one out of the ring turns off the lights. Terry ________________________________ From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx; 'Showgsd-l' <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Bedkar' <bedkar@xxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:43 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: declining entrees/ Goldens Seriously? Ask what the 'Golden folks' pay for a handler in their Breed? Ask if they have to have a specific handler to win under some judges? Ask if they have to be trained to FLY around the ring. Ask the Golden folks if there is a definite split between European Golden folks and American Bred Golden folks...or if they all promote the "same Breed" equally. Ask if there is a splinter of "off color" breeders that promote and glut the market with spotted Goldens and Blue and Champagne and brindle colors and other faults.....?? Seriously...I would like to know this. Until we face up to the real problems...we cannot solve them!! The problem is not the Breed. THE PROBLEM IS US!! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com Gsd's have a different economy. Lol. FB From: Bedkar On the other hand, The Golden Ret. folks have a specialty ( on Friday) plus the 2 AB shows. The specialty entry is 137. Friday AB entry is 105 and the AB Sunday is 96. Please explain why the "economy" effects the GSD entry but not the Golden. ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================