We voted for Colorado. Maybe we have and incomplete picture, but the bottom line is the membership wishes are being discarded for some as yet unclear "benefit" or "savings". Can we get back the money spent on collecting and tallying those votes? Of course not. Its ridiculous we (the PC) keep spending money and then ignore the desires of the membership. I talked to a couple of other breed clubs. They state very clear what they needs are when contracting a National site. They also book 2 to 3 Nationals ahead. They have found it gives them better leverage when negotiating, and the MEMBERSHIP appreciates being able to plan in advance. We hear about members doing research, sending info, willing to drive board members to visit sites, but they are ignored. What gives? I have pretty much resigned myself that I will drive to any National because quite frankly, I hate the way the airlines deal with the dogs. After they dropped BlockBuster, I just dont fly dogs anymore. I was looking forward to go back to Colorado because the site was just so convenient. Having your stuff, and your dogs, in a stall under a roof versus a tarp.....hmmmm..... We'll see how this will develop. There is word of a petition for the board to reconsider this decision, there is word of boycotting St Louis (that would be a shame).....lots of unhappy people. Is anyone listening? * Ileana * ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================