jeff, you may be too young to remember when most people took their "vacation" time to go to the national and whole families attended. it was a real boost to have the show located in an area where there was easy access to other attractions so, if "Purina Farms is very family and kid friendly," it's definitely a plus. i've heard nothing but positive comments regarding the purina site - sounds like a would be a great location for the every other year "CENTRAL" nationals. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 5/17/2010 7:46:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, caggra@xxxxxxx writes: I know these things aren't really what are national is about for most of us, but it certainly doesn't hurt when trying to get new people to start coming and staying..... Purina Farms is very family and kid friendly. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================