That's fine - IF this were only a dog show. It is the annual meeting. It is educational. It is a showcase for all the different venues - but that gets overlooked. If I had an Aussie sized dog or a Border Collie doing herding, I would be jumping for joy. But gee, I have GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS that require 500 crates. Fly to Kansas City, if lucky, and drive. And then hope someone introduces the sheep to those upright wolves. I am sure that if you move it to the moon, those few die hard national conformation exhibitors will make it. But you will not be promoting the breed or offering educational programs to anyone else. In a few years it will no longer matter as they can hold it in someone's back yard - Ruth ________________________________ From: blackhawkfarms214 <blackhawkfarms214@xxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 6:30 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Fwd: Re: Purina I dont think having it at a fixed spot is necessarily a bad idea. As you guys know, I handle a lot of terriers. Each year, those breeds have one of their big nationals at Montgomery County Kennel Club in Blue Bell, PA (in addition to the 3 previous days of shows of Morris and Essex (every 5 years), Hatboro and Devon). The show site moves each day, yet numbers really arent affected. Through rain, snow, Heat, (one year we had a MUDGOMERY), good and bad, we made the annual trek to PA for the nationals. Sometimes we fly with dogs other times we drive. However, I think the point that I make is that if its important enough to you, even if the show is held in Puerto Rico (those shows are wonderful!), you will find a way to make it work for you and get there. mike ===========================================================================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/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================