we may have a shortage of $$$$$......but we must certainly don't have a shortage of comedians.....LOL (BTW: Koi people do love their Whites.......LOL) * Ileana * Inquest GSD's, Home of : 2 x Sel EX AM CH & Sel CAN CH Karizma's Cacique of Inquest TC, aka DEXTER Kaleef's Expensive Date (major pointed) aka JACKIE In a message dated 8/9/2011 6:39:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Do ponds have main hubs so there is no connecting fish......er... Koi.........?? How much does their bowl cost at a show site.....and do they have sod....or gravel surfaces? Tune in tomorrow to see if there will be a Koi Centennial with fish teams coming in from Europe.....or if we will be boycotted because our Board voted that ALL KOI must have some orange color..........or swim away from da bowl.........and get their own!!! One last question! Do Koi have legs to stand on.......?.....and do they have to have Chic tests to swim...? Carolyn _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) _www.Marhaven.com_ (http://www.marhaven.com/) ----- Original Message ----- From: _InquestGSD@xxxxxxxx (mailto:InquestGSD@xxxxxxx) To: _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) ; _rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx) ; _showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) ; _ELG440@xxxxxxxx (mailto:ELG440@xxxxxxx) Koi fish nationals only happen if they can take the ponds.....they are having troubles with crates also <G> * Ileana * _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes: Well.......we may be on our 'last leg'.....<G>......but we are still active exhibitors and I will get to any National that I can ....as long as I can.....or will stop breeding. WHY is "now the time to ask how many members want a National"?? What am I missing here......? I know I've been deleting a lot for a few days...but.....? Is there a Breed Club that does not have any kind of a National?? Carolyn _marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) _www.Marhaven.com_ (http://www.marhaven.com/) From: Ruth Scheubler To: DaList To finish Evan's thinking - and of those 2000, how many are active exhibitors and how many of them attend Nationals or would if it were reachable? Ruth ________________________________ From: Joan Fox <_campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx> _ (mailto:campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx> ) Make that about 2000 members. Joan F. Fox > , > > _k9krazz@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:k9krazz@xxxxxxxxx) writes: >If Members want the Big National Show every year, suck it up and pay for >it. The Venues where they are held are looking to make a profit too. I >believe the Board feels when they have aquired something like the stalls at the >National for no extra costs, it is a bonus to the Club. So, they go ahead and charge the exhibitors too make a profit for the Club. It's all about >the MONEY. No MONEY no Show. > *****************************************************8> > >Now, there is a good question. We have about 3,000 members. Some of them >are the White shepherds, some are the WDA members who join to support the >GSDCA. How many of the 3,000 members want the National? Is it time to ask that question? > >Evan Ginsburg > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================