I'm not thinking of any National in particular...I'm just saying...the time is coming when nobody is going to fly with dogs, not even small dogs....the airlines don't want us. Not to mention the current cost. Wherever the National is, people are going to have to drive. peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: Doris E To: edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Delta & Northwest ANN SCHULTZ wrote: Peggy, I think you are right. Utah will be a small National. Ohio to Colorado seems to be the best area for big Nationals. Ann Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I think we all are going to have to accept the fact that the time is growing nearer and nearer that the airlines won't fly dogs at all...at any cost. I posted to the list 2 years ago that this time was coming...a fellow GSD fancier in this area (Bob Rollins...remember him?) who has a contract to ship dogs for the USGovernment said it was going to happen, and it is. Right now it's just a matter of money...and crate size...but it won't be long before there won't be enough money in anyone's pocket to fly a dog anywhere. We'll either go back to driving several hundred miles to breed a bitch or use fresh-chilled semen, something GSD fanciers overall are not in favor of, it seems. As for shows, again, we'll be back to driving. All the more reason to look at the middle of the country for National events. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================