In a message dated 5/20/2007 10:08:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, beth0024@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Anyway our standard is grass to walk dogs on a well lit area to do so. Close to the show site and to have restaurants, grocery stores and gas stations near by. Plus the hotels listed on our clubs site are newer hotels for basically the same price. So we simply suggested hotels we would want to stay at. The only fiasco would be to sit by and let people stay at hotels that don't accommodate the needs of the dogs. No...I got it:) The PC hired a firm to "recommend" hotels, they did and the locals noticed the list the firm provided was awful. The rates on what is left aren't discounted, or the rooms have run out, more of the same that happens every year. The locals have their own list (helpful!), but not necessarily the PC's list. Next, season the whole ordeal with incomplete, contradictory or mis-information. Now, it may be 20 or it may be 45 minutes travel time from the host hotel to the show site. (Sounds reasonable, depending on traffic and time of day....20 minutes at 3 PM could turn into 40-45 minutes at 6 PM in a lot of locations). It'll all work out. I think we're starting early though, and personally, since I won't fly dogs, I don't have a dog in this particular fight <G>. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================