And the dog I took last year was fine. I got lucky and was able to share a space for just the one crate, Cindy would need her own to be sure, but the dogs might just be fine. Walk them every 3 hours and plan to skip the lister party so you can spend most evenings with them. If you can bring 14 crates so you have a set to travel around town and a set for the show site, you would be set! I plan to keep dogs loose in the van as needed, they do fine, and crates at the show. They will not be left alone in the room, and they will sleep loose there. sheila ParavelGS@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: Cindy: One thing you have to keep in mind is what are you going to do with the dogs at nationals? The dogs will have to either be in crates at the hotel or you will rent a stall and keep them in crates in the stall for the whole week. I know when I went with one dog it was stressful for the dog and lots of extra work. Thats alot of walking dogs with 7 dogs! Maybe you've been to the national with dogs before and it isn't a problem. If you haven't then you need to realize that if you want to watch the national you won't be able to have your dog (s) in the stands with you the whole time. I know my dog hated being crated for so long. Something to consider ... Sheri Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:34:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Cinosam GSD Subject: Re: Who's going to watch your dogs? "I really don't have the option to board dogs...it's just too expensive and I have too many dogs, but I am in the same predicament....what to do with the dogs when I leave. Last weekend I had my neice stay at my house when I went to a Specialty. She just got her license and with a house full of GSD's my sister wasn't too worried about her staying there by herself. Problem is, she wants to go to the National with me, so I may be traveling with all seven dogs to the National. What is the view on having a breed besides a shepherd there. Will anyone complain? One is a Siberian Husky. Cindy" " ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================