Not so in California......unless it's a good "cluster" of All Breeds with good Judges somewhat in the middle of the State to draw from all directions. Going to be the same with Specialties soon. If the Specialty clubs learn to cluster their shows together so we can get more bang for our buck.....or at $4.00 a gal. for for our buck for gas.......common sense would tell you none of us can travel as far for one show......or even two shows where one Judge is the only good choice for our dog! It's just easier to wait for a better weekend of shows where the 'odds' are better. Once a Specialty gets a reputation for no longer being majors, or dropping to not hold majors........you begin to REALLY lose the entries........ Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx To: geschette@xxxxxxx Cc: sallyhh31@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 3:50 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: last shows Majors are mostly in the AB ring these days. Of course with the counts so far down now a specialty with total entry of 25 dogs can have a major. Will that pay the bills and keep the club alive. Probably not. 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 4:18:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, geschette@xxxxxxx writes: In Denton, tx 3 weekend ago there were 4 point majors on both sides. Greg =========================================================================== 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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================