Part of the answer to where all the entries have gone. It's not just the economy--sometimes it's discouragement. Put away where? Stephanie Cross > All you have to do is look at the classes > today...people in the know don't even bother keeping, let alone showing > dogs who > won't finish. The good ones finish quick and they finish young; then they > > are put away to special in a few years. In the "old days" it was a family > > affair, many HUGE classes had a lot of pets...but their people loved them, > so no damage done. > > There are a few people today that show and show and show a dog and maybe > eventually finish it. They are in the minority. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================