I read about the 2013 WUSV tirals being hosted by the GSDCA in either the minutes or a Board-o-gram several years ago. No, I don't recall which ones and I'm not going to go back and search for it :-), but it WAS discussed in the minutes. Since I have been to the trials, I was familiar with the subject matter. Perhaps if people weren't aware of what the WUSV is or what the trial is, they would have just "read over" it and it didn't stick in their minds. I also have a vague memory of this being discussed on this list several years ago when it was first approved. People were talking about what a great thing it was that the GSDCA was going to host it in the U.S. for the first time....then the UScA (United Schutzhund club of America) jumped in and hosted it in 2008 (it was an "open" year....the WUSV needed a country to volunteer to host it and UScA jumped on it). The GSDCA had put in to host in 2013 because it was in conjunction with our centennial celebration. It IS an honor to host this, and should be a fantastic event. Whether this is "your thing" or not, I highly recommend going and appreciating the training that goes into these dogs. These are the "best" Schutzhund dogs from each country....take advantage of this opportunity to go and see what each country brings! Julie Degen _www.caissonkennels.com_ (http://www.caissonkennels.com/) "A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both ends!" ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================