I totally agree with Carolyn on this. Yes it is a hell of a work load of the clubs and it is an endurance challenge for the handlers. It is a walk in the park for the dogs. :0) But you can finish a dog in a weekend if you have a really good one :0) You can attend 4 shows for the price of one. Terry Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ORRR.......if more of the shows were combined it would cut those weekends down considerably for driving from one end of this long State to the other for two shows at a time and twice as many weekends......... That IS the point. You have the same judges the Club has chosen....sometimes you are gone two weekends for one judge you really like at each show and one judge not so much.........again....all done in one weekend. You could enter under the two you like or all four shows....and it would be all done in one trip. Want me to cancel your breakdown now............ Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com If you discount the "exhaustian factor" the four show weekend is a good idea. I know that next weekend, after last weekend with eight hour drive each way, this weekend in San Diago, then a three day weekend with a Futurity and four shows, I plan a full breakdown after the shows, and before the next weekend with our own two local shows. I have scheduled that melt down for Wednesday, between 2:00 and 3:15 as it was the only time I could work it out. I will have to have my court appearance that day made by someone else, but other than that, I enjoy the two show a day format. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================