joyce is 100% correct and a number of us have stated that BOTH coasts are being, well, to say it nicely, disenfranchised. it is not fair to 2/3 of the country - wonder what the justification for THAT is and i DON"T want to hear about money when colorado was quite profitable and, apparently, the board feels that philadelphia will be so as well. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 2/3/2011 4:58:22 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, MyJoyGS@xxxxxxx writes: In a message dated 2/3/2011 7:20:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: what seems to be solely on the backs of the Western US exhibitors and members...why does ANY area of the three have to give up a I really get it why the Western people and others are upset about the potential loss of CO but to play it off that it is SOLEY the Western US that gets screwed, what about the Eastern People, last East location national was 2004 in NC, umm that was 6 years ago almost 7 years ago. By the time the national is in the Eastern part 2013 that would make it 9 years. Talk about rotation and not fair! Just sayin.... Joyce MyJoy Shepherds Home of Sel. Exc. Ch. Aramist's Enchanted of MyJoy OFA Hips/Elbows _http://myjoygs.tripod.com_ (http://myjoygs.tripod.com/) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================