Interesting, Sam, but as a person who lives in the Atlanta area - Columbus was a reasonable day's drive - Topeka is not. So from where I live, these two sites are not "in the same area" and I think that's probably true for a lot of people in the East, Northeast, MidAtlantic and Great Lakes area. I think location still has a large impact on the size of the entry when it comes to class animals, especially puppies and veterans. And while we didn't do an analysis of performance entries, I think the same holds true for them as well - location, location, location. Just my 2 cents! Kim - Kimberlite > Msg: #8 in digest > From: "Samuel Israel" <israelfriedberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: entry > Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:07:40 -0700 > > Further thoughts: It is also obvious that the regular conformation classes > are down about 50%. Given that the venue is about in the same area, I > think > it is fair to assume that entries are down because of the economy. Maybe > people are breeding less also for economic and other reasons. I wonder if > the club budgeted a reduced entry given the economy when it was planning > expenditures for this show. > > Samuel Israel > > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================