On 3 Oct 2014, at 5:50, Sally wrote: I remember the world trials and how the site was chosen so the dogs could fly in . But the National does not get the same requirements. <reply> The dogs for the World Trial were flying in from all overthe world - trips that topk MANY MANY Hours and they had to land at an International AIrport. Big difference than getting to a National within your borders. They drive all over Europe to get to the shows in Europe and nobody complains. You can fly to KC (great airport to get in and out of easily with people or people and animals) or CHicago and drive 3.5 hours to Purina. Purina is used by lots of other LARGE breeds for their National: Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Great Pyrs to name just two. Dr Zoe Backman http://wynsumgsd.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/ ============================================================================