In a message dated 11/8/2005 9:58:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx writes: > The one thing that I heard over and over from members after it was annouced > > that I was on the board was "shorten the Nationals". I think it is easy to > say > that members want it to be no more than 4 and some even say 3 days. The > long > Nationals are not only hard on the people but also very hard for the dogs. > > Lee Brown > Congratulations on your Board election. With regard to your comment above, I would think that the only people who say this ( 3days or 4 days) are probably only conformation people who could care less about recognizing the rest of the GSDCA events that we, theoretically, support. For the majority of the conformation people who come to the show, the Nationals is a 4.5 day event. Late Tuesday thru Saturday. If we get big entries the days will be totally exhausting. They are bad enough now. With the decline in handlers, having two rings going together will certainly reduce the entry and/or result in dogs being shown by less than competent handlers with the resultant (automatic!) accusations that the judges only put up the "name" handlers. So my question to you is, if 20 people came up to you and complained that the show was too long, does their "squeaky wheel" complaints override the other 500 to 1000 people who didn't complain? I sincerely hope that your term as a Director is one that reflects the majority of our members, not just the vocal squeaky wheels. John V ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================