I don't know.........maybe it's just me.........but it sure seems easier to finally move to a couple of excellent permanent sites ....somewhat like Canada than have to work on THREE NATIONALS!! That alone would save the Parent Club a mint compared to the expense of constantly looking for another new site to always make someone unhappy anyway no matter how hard the Board tries .......<G> I think we could run out of workers and sites a lot quicker.......tripling the job and thinning out entries at the same cost.........and you know ONE would draw well because of judges and the other two would suffer. Doesn't seem feasible to me......but that's just me. How would you pick actual Grand Victor and Grand Victrix......just be one of three....... or have a 'run off'............<G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Scharo777@xxxxxxx To: d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 5:34 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Airlines & nationals... Board Meetings Well, maybe we should consider having 3 regional nationals. Them most everyone can get to one of them. Other clubs do. Carol In a message dated 5/3/2010 7:23:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx writes: You have been harping on this for years Carolyn, and I for one thank you. This is not a major issue, it is THE major issue as we move into the future and select sites. The cost of the site is not the major issue, if the selection decreases entries. Revenue is determined by entries. Dave -------------------------------------------------- > I hate to be a 'harpie'.......<G>.......but if we lose our capabilities of > getting dogs into National sites....we lose> our major exhibitors as most of us bring our own dogs in ourselves instead > of sending with handlers......and .if > we lose our exhibitors....... we lose our the importance of the > National.......if we lose the prestige of the > National......the Parent Club loses it's own importance and prestige!! > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================