I for one, don't care about fancy hotels for the National. All I need is a clean bed on which to sleep so I have energy the next day to watch a bunch of beautiful dogs parade. I don't care if it is indoors or out, I don't need pricey restaurants. What I do think is important is that all events are close enough so that anyone who wants to watch one or participate in one, can do so. As far as the banquets are concerned, we could do without those as well. You can have a very nice outdoor "ceremony" without all the price tags. My only consideration is, "Is it close enough for me to drive there?" I don't plan on flying any of my dogs as that would make the National go way out of my league. So, to make it fair to everyone, I would rotate the National, have it at a time that the weather is co-operative for both dogs and exhibitors and do away with all the extra fancy stuff. I am willing to pitch a tent, if that is what it takes, and I'm no spring chicken, but if that is what it takes... -- Christiane Rudolf Tanglewood Farm Fayetteville, Ohio ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================