Obviously, this was a huge blunder and the trial conditions were horrible. In fact, horrible may be an understatement. But, then again, I doubt it was done on purpose and from the weather conditions I saw, it seems as if anything outside would have been a disaster. What I'm not convinced of is that this was a deliberate affront against agility competitors. I remember stewarding for our Nationals OB trial under very trying conditions, including freezing cold and cars set up in circles to provide enough light to finish the trial. I think complaints to the AKC are warranted. Lee Smith ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================