How long should the National be? Well, the National needs to be however long it takes for the dogs. No time restraints for the judges, take the time to really, really see the dogs. I am not surprised some things are missed, dead tails, bad rears, whatever. There are so many things to do, we end up shortening the judging time. For example, Saturday we were due to start at 8 am.........we started at 9 or so. The other activities........there are many we can do without. Lots of awards can me mailed, announced in the Review (there is another good use for our magazine). Have a board with all these awards for everyone to see, but please SHORTEN THE TIME. However......the day we pay our respect to the departed members should be moved to Friday. The majority of those coming to the National are there and we can make that event a lot more meaningful. Once again, thanks to those who do the work. Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================