handling is a business not a hobby- if you could make $500 handling 3 dogs why would you cut your prices so you have to handles 6 dogs to make the same amount of money? as Lee said as long as people continue to pay the big fees they will remain high Sally www.embroiderybysally.org German Shepherds & Cardigan Corgis On May 31, 2011, at 8:28 PM, Gail BAUMAN <gailbauman1@xxxxxxx> wrote: > If it was the economy, then I would not be seeing other breeds having four > and five point majors and many, many entries. There are ALWAYS a truckload > of shelties at the A/B shows I go to - the GSD entries at these shows are > dismal - perhaps one or two entries.....I have to say, I do not believe that > handlers who show other breeds do NOT charge near what the GSD handlers I > have used charge though - I have two friends, both of whom handle other > breeds (working breeds and sporting breeds) and have used them in a pinch for > my GSDs, and nearly fell over when I asked them what they charged and was > told that their fees were between $35 and $40 a class.....I have always said, > if handlers would charge half of what they do, I could enter twice as many > dogs..... > > Gail Bauman, Liebchen German Shepherds > SEL EX CH Liebchen's Boogie Wonderland, OFA EX (Haylee), CH Liebchen's Shake > Your Booty (KC) > Liebchen's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, AKA Wolfgang (major pointed) > Liebchen's Clair De Lune, AKA Claire (ch pointed, BOB/Group Placing) > And Introducing Liebchen's You Are My Sunshine, AKA Sunny, a Haylee x Kobe > Production > > > > >> From: LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx >> Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 18:57:33 -0400 >> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: last shows >> To: RChesnut70502@xxxxxxx; ELG440@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Randy are you saying the ECONOMY only effects the German Shepherd >> exhibitors or does it only effect specialty shows? We have our shows next >> weekend >> in Biloxi and our entry is DOUBLE what it was last year. Is the economy >> better in Biloxi than Louisiana? I think not. Better come up with a better >> reason why specialty entries are in the tank. >> Lee Brown >> Too far from the womb and too close to the tomb to care about what anyone >> thinks of me. >> >> >> >> In a message dated 5/30/2011 5:14:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> RChesnut70502@xxxxxxx writes: >> >> Whatever excuses you guys want to make, knock yourselves out. The >> reality >> of it all is that it's the ECONOMY!! >> >> >> >> >> ===========================================================================> >> 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. 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