Out of 39 WGSDCI Nationals, I have been to 30 of them. Some years, I have taken up to 9 dogs with me. I lived in Maryland and have driven to Utah, Arizona (several times), Texas (several times), MN (several times), Purina Farms (twice), Arkansas, Oklahoma (several times), Indiana, Ohio, Florida, NY, CT, and flew to Colorado. And, this is just for that club. I have also driven to the WGSDCA Nationals many times. And, the Canadian Nationals (WSCC) in August. These are my yearly vacations. I save for these trips and take the time off work. And, I get absolutely NO AKC Championship points!!! If I had a GSD to show at the GSDCA National, I would drive to that, too. Yes, I am crazy! Barb Hively - PA DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd barbara17236@xxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================