I don't know who wrote the first part of this, and I didn't attend the national down east, but I can assure you, the National held out here in BC was FAR from a disaster..It reaped a profit for the host club and I can safely say the banquet offered the BEST dinner and dance of any Canadian National I have attended.. the Kitchener national is great because of the building and the people.. but they have got to get their S*#% together when it comes to food..and getting from Toronto to Kitchener is no picnic either.. Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Erynbrook1@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <shephaven@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 8:54 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Canadian National > In a message dated 2/12/2005 6:39:13 AM Mountain Standard Time, > Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > And there in lies the problem. With the rising cost of air travel, the > > problems with air lines ie crate size, dogs getting bumped from flights etc > > etc it get tougher and tougher every day to fly with our dogs. Flying into > > an air port, be it a hub or not, then drivimng for hours to get to a site is > > just nuts. The we have the problem with sites themselves. Finding one that > > is suitable, and available when we want it, and then paying for it is > > getting harder every year. We MUST find a cite that is as central and > > accessible and as affordable as possible and KEEP it. > > If we don't, it won't be very long before there will be no National. > > The same people are going to whine and cry anyway. > > That is what we do in Canada, and it works. A few years ago, our National > > was held down East (in Nova Scotia) It was a disaster. 3 or 4 years ago it > > was held out West (BC) and wasn't much better. > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================