The heck with Vegas.........I think that I may have maybe heard that some Board Member, or maybe just some person, told someone else's handler, or brother, that he (or she) had told a GSD or a Chihuahua breeder that there is a rumor that the GSDCA is considering a National in Havana, Cuba!! I, for one, even though visiting Cuba IS on my Bucket List, will not go until the US State Department says I can. Does anyone know who I can complain to about this?? And will we need passports for ourselves AND our dogs? If so, can we get them from our local Post Office?? Also, I hear that there will not be any sod in Havana, our dogs may not be allowed in without being spayed/neutered first, and no BARF diet will be available on the island. There is also no place for herding or agility available. I heard that the Victory Dinner will consist of very spicy food. Guess I will just drink rum and dance dirty. I did hear that Jimmy Moses was going to handle the Grand Victor, Ed Barritt will be judging, Bob Grady will ring steward, and Gail Hardcastle will walk around selling 50/50 raffle tickets for half-price. Or maybe they said Greenland, not Cuba? I get so confused. I am sure that Joan Fox will set me straight; she frequently does. Paula, 329 days and counting -- Ms. Walker wrote: From: TISHW@xxxxxxx Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:49:27 EST Subject: LAS VEGAS I'm not sure why everyone is getting so worked up about Las Vegas. At this point we MAY be having a board meeting there in January but so far there are no plans for any site visit. And it would be at least 3-4 years out before a National could be held there. Tish ____________________________________________________________ Click here for free information on business phone systems from top companies. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/PnY6ryAzrQNxHFXajaUSPazNkueDykBuigCMp2M9hsZYpl1umBQey/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================