The west coast has a VERY large population of GSD breeders,,,,,,they should have some of the largest numbers............... I find it surprising to see that 2 of the largest entries are held in the same state New Jersey..........to me that's odd. Tampa held the 2001 futurity and they had an excellent turnout..............I don't know exact numbers but I'm thinking 120 or there abouts,,, on the map our futurity is not really further South than they are............it was 5 years ago I am sure a lot has changed since then............traveling was cheaper and flying dogs was also easier. But hey even if we had an entry of 10 we are still going to have a fun time and enjoy the privilege of hosting the futurity..................... Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: PATRICIA WALKER To: almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] futurity counts 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 ? I did that a couple times for the MP region. Most entries came from their own region. However, distances are greater in the west. The eastern regions probably have more entries from other regions especially depending on where the futurity is held. In the SE, when the futurity is in North Carolina or Tennessee, the entries are larger than when it is in Florida. MW and GL always draw a good entry and so do NE and MA in general. Tish ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================