Hi All; I am usually at the Lab Speciality in Maryland, but due to a new job I could not go this year. I love this show, it is at the Holiday Inn with a beautiful flat grassy area for the rings. There are usually 3 breed rings and you can set anywhere around the rings and see the action. On Friday the rings are opened to one big ring for Winners and BOB. Lots of great vendors too! Even with the huge ring the Specials end up split in Groups. RV's park in the hugh parking lot, no hookups, but nice. There is a mall that you can walk to behind the hotel and a lot of inexpensive restaurants in the area. I stay with my girlfriend in her RV, a bunch of us usually have a dinner one night where we all bring something, set and relaxe. The weather can get chilly sometimes. but you just bring a variety of cloths and even in the rain the one year at least the grounds were not a sea of mud. I have never been to the National, but my understanding is the Potomac draws a bigger enter and you have folks who bring their Labs from other country's. Also, there are very few Handlers, most of the dogs are owner handled. I will be there next year and hopefully with a new Labby to show. Cathy Kelstar fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================