Getting the dogs home is another difficulty. Since the exhibitors come in on different days, we can get our dogs to St. Louis. But as we all leave on Sunday, the space is limited. Last St Louis National, 8 of us had RESERVED/CONFIRMED dog spaces on the same flight. The plane could hold 4. Four dogs didn't make it. Flying has become more restrictive since then. Picking a different carrier is not so easy as many don't take 500 crates. Spectators won't have much to see if dogs can't get there. Linda Battistoni Encore German Shepherds in Northern California Website: www.encoregsd.com --- On Tue, 2/1/11, InquestGSD@xxxxxxx <InquestGSD@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx <InquestGSD@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Colorado/California/nationals!?? To: ELG440@xxxxxxx, osmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, myjoygs@xxxxxxx, showgsd@xxxxxxx, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx, longspeakgs@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 7:34 AM oh my gosh, Carolyn Martello has been preaching for a 100 years that the board members need to fly dogs in with them when visiting prospective sites to get a real picture of what the members would have to go thru. And that is 400, 500 and 700 crates. Delta wanted Jackie on a 700 crate...Jackie, my little 58 pounds bitch. I am sure you can get a bunch of cheap flights to St Louis, but can you get the DOGS there? Without the dogs is not a dog show (duh!)....it is just a get together. An expensive one to that. * Ileana * Inquest GSD's, Home of : 2 x Sel EX AM CH & Sel CAN CH Karizma's Cacique of Inquest TC, aka DEXTER Kaleef's Expensive Date (major pointed) aka JACKIE In a message dated 1/31/2011 10:35:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: In a message dated 1/31/2011 7:14:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, osmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: And if this Board truly believes it can save MAJOR amounts of money if they move it , well then they have to do what they have to do. But Colorado MADE MONEY the last time. Great site, easy to drive to, easy to fly to. No one at the board meeting said you can't get a 500 crate into St. Louis. If this is true, the board has to reconsider. I heard that more people could be there for the show. If what we are hearing is true, then we do need it to be considered. Evan L. Ginsburg ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 2011. 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/ ============================================================================