That is the biggest complaint of all Dave. Not being able to attend after missing the last 3 yrs is a bitch! (To keep it dog related). Randy C. p.s. At least their not gonna ring the bell for us. On Friday, October 3, 2014 4:15 PM, David Fritsche <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: We have a casino in our area that rose from a coffee shop to one of the largest because the owner kept repeating the phrase, "Take nothing for granted.' He was always on the floor walking around, meeting people and asking how he could help them. He was exacting, detailed and left no room for surprises. I think we all like to get our ducks in a row before we tackle something important - and our Nationals are important. So with excitement rising, we contemplate the risks, look at the possibilities and want no surprises. It is hard for our board to know what all those fears are and how to communicate every detail, so we are left with some details to work out and, yes we may get grippe, and worry about those details. I suspect this is human and not a sin. But as we get closer, the details come together and we enjoy, once again, the wonders of a new National that has never happened before. I do have a gripe though and I have earned the right to be grippe! I am not going again this year! Now that's worth griping about! Dave --------------------------------- I don't know...everyone I have talked to IS excited about the National. Most of us are working hard to get ready, organized, trained, in the right weight ( the dogs ) and coat and READY with WAY over stuffed luggage. Can't say ANY of us are excited about having to leave a dog behind OR a 3 day drive coming and going. But.. I actually spoke to a friend in LA that is even happy about that. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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 2014. 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/ ============================================================================