In a message dated 9/6/11 4:49:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx writes: It is my understanding that you have to drive from ATL to Perry. How long is that drive? It is about two hours. I hated the drive back and the Atlanta airport was a mess to get in and out of. I remember one year when I saw Cappy and Gloria at the curb with eight dog crates. I guess this year we fly into Kansas City and drive to Topeka. I have no idea how far that is. Most of the nationals have included a drive and a rental car or van. Now you can rent a mini-van with seats that go into the floor. I remember leaving the rear seat at the airport, but they don't allow that any more. I always figure a drive for the national. Be it two hours, or only an hour and a half. The key is being able to fly there with a dog. I had decided to never bring a dog to a national again. But, here we are bringing a dog. I don't care about the footing, so long as every other dog has to run on the same thing. I don't care about the location so long as my dog can fly in without changing planes. I don't care who won the elections, or who is on the board. I don't care about the prizes, the temperature, the weather, the venue, or the judges, (that may be a shock). What I care about is my friends, the strangers I will meet, the dogs I will see, and the memories I will come home with. As a bonus, I won't have to do law stuff for a week. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================