Ann wrote: << I flew a dog out of Lansing 15 minutes away in a 400 crate just two months ago. You can drive right up to the door and walk in. There are three major airlines that fly into Lansing. Detroit is less then 1 1/2 hours away. The site is awesome. Grand Rapids is 45 minutes away and also has major airline coming in. It is beautiful in michigan in October and major gambling casinos are 45 minutes away for the bored. >> We think her message is informative...we will go to up there for National near the future...like Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Maine, and other sites in early October..there will be something different and new places that will have new experiences for all of us....Ann, great!! We understand why other people don't like North because the weather always be cold in October. maybe not...between 40 to 60 temperature at there...not much colder, not bother us...great for dogs <G> Debbra ~~~~~~ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================