For the past several years the numbers in the GSD have really been down. This is a four day cluster all breed. August Last year: GSD 3-4- (1-0) Folks that is 1 point!! French Bull Dogs 40 total 5 points Boxers 61 4 points Dobies 45 4 points Great Danes 50 5 points Rottie 22 3 points Huskies 31 5 points Austrailian SHepherd 37 5 points There were even 9 Lipphunds and Leonbergers. I didn't even count those group that also had SPECIALS those days. NOW tell me its the economy!! Lab #1 dog in the country 50 entries; GSD #2 in country 8 total. Morgan Lewis, RPh. Member GSDCA President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 "So Much to Do, So Little Time" ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================