I totally understand as I mentioned previously. The next 3 years are central--St Louis so only those in that area benefit but it is very cost effective for the club and maybe the best facility I have seen overall. Of course I loved Perry GA. CO was not terrible and of course closer for the West Coast gang. MG Morton Goldfarb,M.D. FACS CEO-Ent Associates of Alabama, P.C. -----Original Message----- From: Rbuffdogs . <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx> To: Morton Goldfarb <janandmort@xxxxxxx> Cc: Joan Fox <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>; ELG440 <ELG440@xxxxxxx>; Debbie Kaser <DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx>; Foxhavengsd <Foxhavengsd@xxxxxxx>; Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Sarah Minsk <gsdworkingline@xxxxxxxxx>; Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Nancy Harper <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 5:18 pm Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Judges?/ Re: AKC facts compared to our National Morton, We along with others would love to have come to the Centennial But time , money and distance for many in the Western US, is just too great. Most exhibitors that I know , including us...not wealthy people. So to take the tremendous amount of time away from work, home, and school, to say nothing of the thousands in travel.. no can do. To make matters worse the Western US is looking at a "dry spell'" of Nationals for the next three years after Philly. Perhaps in the current economy it is time to start looking at "Regional Nationals" . Two or there separate large events, so people can reasonably drive to a venue, once a year. Flying for most is not a consideration anymore, with the ridiculous cost and requirements of the US airlines, to say nothing of safety for the dogs. We will not fly our dogs anymore It is not a matter of not wanting to participate in things like the Centennial, and National Specialties. It is a matter of not really having any options in the next several years. Shame too, as I recall some years ago the membership was overwhelmingly in favor of rotation. Perhaps if we make the National Specialty a dog show once again (what a concept) , instead of a debutante ball, we can save money for the club and exhibitors and shorten it by a couple of days .. good for everyone. Friday thru Sunday works for the largest single breed show in the world...but we can't for some inexplicable reason. It has gotten to be more about pomp and ceremony than showing dogs. Speaking ONLY for myself, I would GLADLY do away with parades , streaming videos, dinners, lunches, cocktail parties hosted by the club, if it meant a rotated National, that was shorter, more streamlined, less expensive national for the club and it's dwindling exhibitor base. But that is just me...what the heck do I know? As far as the Centennial, 100 years..that's pretty cool. But we'll necessarily be siting this one out,, maybe next time .LOL Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Updated: June 2013 CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan Kappo von Eisenwerk RBIF Monarch's Tarragon v Kaleef "Victory...Vires et honestas" On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Morton Goldfarb <janandmort@xxxxxxx> wrote: I do understand the great distances one must travel from the West Coast and I do understand the economical considerations that affect all of us BUT I doubt if any of us will be here for the next 100 years and to miss the grand celebration that has been planned by Nancy and the committee is really a shame as I am sure it would be greatly enjoyed. Morton Morton Goldfarb,M.D. FACS CEO-Ent Associates of Alabama, P.C. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================