Thank you Tish and Carolyn for expressing my feelings as well. Beaumont will be only the 2nd National I will have missed. Knee surgery the last time and puppies this time. We are a family because of the love of our breed.No matter what, the National will a great time for all involved! Joan --- On Fri, 10/10/08, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 2008 truth or consequences To: TISHW@xxxxxxx, dan-ann@xxxxxxxx, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 7:03 PM I agree wholeheartedly on this. While Beaumont has never been my first choice ( Coast ) it offers one of the best arenas we've seen, and the Texas workers have been awesome in keeping us all informed and working very hard to make sure it still is the great site they worked so hard to get for all of us!!! As Tish said......it is truly SAD that ANYONE would work hard to try so desperately to undermine the 2008 German Shepherd Dog National at ANY site ......and amazes me. Our Texas friends have suffered through hurricane IKE and yet immediately went to work on assessing any damage or problems for our sake and for the sake of our 2008 National!! Lets give them all a big hand and all the support we can!! Have fun .....and let them have fun!! Thank you Nanci and Lea for all your hard work and Molly for all the helpful information and anyone, & everyone else that we probably don't even know is working so hard. THANK YOU! Let the judging begin...........and MAY THE BEST DOGS WIN! Emilie from Canada..........watch for us in the fast lane. <G> See you there!! <G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com , dan-ann@xxxxxxxx writes: I think we need to initiate a game of truth or consequences for those who are trying to spread rumors of doom and gloom about the national-It is really rather pitiful the lengths people will go ***************************************************** Thanks Sally. There is a group of people who have done their best to deep-six Beaumont and who continue to do so. It is hard to understand why Club members want to harm an organization of which they are a part. They continue to create problems and show a lack of concern for the Club and the membership. Tish ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================