Ok Guys So the FT Collins nationals is out. So the Western US is pretty much "invited out" of the Nationals for at least the next three rotations ...oh yeah NON rotations, which is a BY LAWS violation. So if we are so broke, and still hell bent on hosting a WORKING TRIAL (not even the NASS, which might generate some member interest) then fine. No Ft. Collins, fine. But then lets NOT have a Nationals in St Louis , either. That way we can be sure and save enough money for the precious world trial event, and maybe, just maybe get the Nationals back on track by 2014. Fair is fair. You are asking an entire 1/3 of the country to bow out for three years, because they have little alternative. You complain that we have no money. So lets ALL do our part, and not put on a Nationals for a couple of years , eh? By the way , I need a Board member to explain to our son WHY he won't be going to Ft Collins, (because he already can't go to Topeka) to show, and why the next time he gets into the BIG ring he will be 13 and his dog will be ELEVEN. Could you put me in touch please with someone to explain that to a little boy who was really looking forward to Colorado? Please explain to HIM why hosting the WORLD is more important than making just ONE Nationals in three years, available to kids like him and Summer and others. Then you can look at the membership numbers and maybe GET why we cannot keep members or get new ones . And I was foolish enough to think it was a virus making me want to vomit. Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com* * <http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/>**UPDATED: Jan 26, 2011 **Home of: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle * * "Victory...*Vires et honestas" ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================