One reason might be distance. In the eastern part of the country the regions are smaller and closer together so most breeders have a show within a few hours drive. In the larger, less densely populated states, we have a similar problem to the National. The nearest futurity might be a full day's drive away. A couple of years ago, the nearest futurity to me was about 1000 miles away. I was glad I hadn't had the litter I'd planned on after all! If people have to add 1-2 days travel each way to attend the futurity, you're going to have less entries. Janice In a message dated 3/15/2006 8:01:02 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Well it's pretty clear to see certain regions get the motherload of entries. It would really be interesting if someone did a study and chart on all the entries, to see actually how many entries stay and enter in their own region. Has anyone ever figured that out before ? Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================