I believe Joan told us the surface was a synthetic material that was designed for shock absorbtion and was dust free and easy on the joints --- this was a very long discussion some time ago. I am sure someone can go the the archives and get the full story. It sounded pretty good. Ruth ----- Original Message ---- From: Carolyn Putnam <kleinkauf2@xxxxxxxxx> To: melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: TISHW@xxxxxxx; DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx; Scharo777@xxxxxxx; edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 7:47:45 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: National footing? Okay folks.....I have just visited the site....as in last Saturday, March 21st. And I visited while a horse show was in progress. The dirt in the arena was not kicked up or was there any dust flying around. The Show Chair - Bill Burggraaf - will be visiting the site himself in a few days. I am not sure what the original discussion was about the surface - sod or no sod - and the manager who showed me around did not say. I alluded to, not knowing previous discussions by Joan or others, that we would prefer sod, but I didn't know if it would/could be brought in. The manager did not correct or state specifically otherwise. I. E. - She DID NOT SPECIFY that it couldn't be brought in. I deferred any other discussion on this matter to when Bill came in to view the site. The stalls are great with power provided. There are two wash areas. Plenty of room for RV's with power. Looks to be plenty of other arenas for the other venues - obedience, agility, and plenty of room for the various herding tests. They are all close! There is a food vendor who has a full buffet offered at lunch, is able to bring in a chef for major meals, and otherwise provides full meal order capability. There is even a bar there on site, open at night. There is a "snack bar" - offering standard snack bar food, over in the stall area. The interior wall of the arena - all the way around - is white. The hotels are about 5 miles away - all interior doors - with lots and lots of grass area to potty dogs. The restaurants in that area are all fast food type. I have pictures of most of it if any one wants to see......I can send them privately. I can answer some questions on what I saw - but I can NOT answer questions on the arrangements. Carolyn Putnam On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Melissa <melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There was already a lengthy discussion on this very topic several months > ago, including some of the people on this current thread. A handler even > responded that he had visited the site and the footing was quite > acceptable. > > Melissa > www.melanashepherds.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <TISHW@xxxxxxx> > To: <DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx>; <Scharo777@xxxxxxx>; <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 9:46 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: National footing? > > > > In a message dated 3/26/2009 11:07:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > DOGSRLUV > > writes: > > Sure wish we would consider sites that allow nice ground for moving the > > dogs > > that don't kill the handlers.... > > > > > > Deb > > > > > > > > I haven't gotten far enough in my email this morning to know if someone > > else > > has answered the sod question. 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