I think the parent club should just pick a spot in the center of the country and have it at the same spot each year. The GSDCC has their national in Kitchner 4 out of every 5 years and it seems to work out well. That way everyone has the time to prepare for it. Amy Greenhut Justrock German Shepherds Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises And Tortoise Rescue Board Member Last Hope Safe Haven http://www.lhsh.org Behold The Turtle. He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: Ileana <inquestgsd@xxxxxxx> To: scenecrest geo <scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: d fritsche <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:53:12 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: National on the east coast-- St Louis was the year that we realized we would either drive to a National or not go. Ask how many people had trouble flying out with their dogs the Sunday after the National. It was chaotic at best. Ileana Sent from my iPhone On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:27 PM, Theresa-GSD Stolz-Scenecrest Farm <scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I grew up spending my summers as MO that St Louis was the > Gaitway to the West as it still is. > > According to all the sites this place is the center of the USA. > > http://www.kansastravel.org/geographicalcenter.htm > > Everything else is west, east, south or north of it. > > Theresa > On Thu, 3/21/13, David Fritsche <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Talking distance ....... > EAST OF CENTER >> 2014, 2015, 2016 - St. Louis, MO >> 2013 - Philly, PA >> 2011 - Topeka KS >> 2009 - Springfield, OH >> 2008 - Beaumont, TX >> 2006 - St Louis, MO >> 2005 - Concord, NC >> 2003 - Daytona, FL >> 2002 - St. Louis, MO >> 2001 - Perry, GA >> 2000 - Columbus, OH > > WEST OF CENTER >> 2012 - Ft Collins, CO >> 2010 - Salt Lake City, UT >> 2007 - Ft. Collins, CO >> 2004 - Albany, OR ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================