Even though the gas has temporarily gone down, and I say temporarily because I doubt it will continue or stay under $3, remember when we paid under$2. anyway for next year if the economy is the same, I will have to make a few changes, how far I will travel, whether the judges for the whole weekend are good for what I am showing. Frequency of showing, which I am already mindful of. Everything has gone up, food (dogs and mine), gas, utilities you name it, the prices have inflated. Even entry fees. So in answer to the question, yes, the state of our economy is definitely going to have an impact on how, when and where I show. Joyce MyJoy Shepherds _http://members.aol.com/myjoygs_ (http://members.aol.com/myjoygs/) -updated 7/27/08 **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================