Additionally,if you think 2 shows in one day too exhausting or stressful for your dog, don't enter one of them. That solves that problem. Lanalee -----Original Message----- From: almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: sally@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:08:05 -0500 Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 2 specialties in one day approved for 2007, oppinions ... The expenses are pretty high these days,,,,i am all for cutting down those. The handling fees would be the same as 2 to 3 weekends minus the extra gas, motel rooms and food and whatever else is factored into expenses. But mainly for clubs who are dying down the prospect of entries even a fraction of what Raleigh had,,, looks like a saving situation. I think our athlete dogs can handle it, it's not something we would all do on a real regular basis with the same dog. With alot of pros comes some cons...........it's not all peachy, but darn if we can save some clubs and entice some handlers and extra entries to our area we have nothing to lose by trying it. Otherwise several clubs may start a domino affect by folding. This would be horribly sad for any area and our breed as a whole. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================