I think possibly there is a misunderstanding when we say shortening the national - I think most of us are talking the actual showing of the dogs. Not agility , herding rally etc. they go on as usual. No need to eliminate the presentations just schedule them at a different time. sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANN SCHULTZ" <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <RihadinK9@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: National- How Long? > How many did you enter and compete with? It is a big difference and very > hard on the dogs that are used to running 24/7 and not crated except to > drive to dog shows. Many of the dogs were road worked and conditioned for > days and then to sit for a week is not good for them . The Nationals in > the 80's were three days with a much larger entry. I am for shortening > it to Thursday thru Saturday. The ring was empty much of the time during > the day this year, yet we didn't get out until dark several nights. > Ann > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================