I will back Mary as to the value of good weekends like Monroe, Louisiana. After being there, we tried to get our local specialty clubs to do the same thing for our winter specialties...we have a facility with 4 all breed shows, and we could easily have two night time specialties to go along with them...but some of our local people really didn't like the idea. They'd rather be outdoors in the freezing cold, often with muddy ground. I told them to go to Monroe...if they experienced that, we'd be able to do the same thing here...imagine, a chance for 6 majors in 4 days! Great idea, if only people would buy into it! Peggy Mary Tripp wrote: >Tari, >Some of the clubs and specialty people in this area are making the >difference. Accolades for the Monroe shows where you can go one weekend >and show under 6 breeder judges. Two at specialties and 4 at all >breeds. > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================