It is my understanding that the members prefer to have the National in the month of November. This is late for an outdoor show. I myself would like October, but I am quite content with a November National if that is what the members prefer. Doris ******************************************************* > I'M WITH YOU!!!!!! IT'S A LOVELY FACILITY. > >> Purina also hosts the Border Collie National EVERY year. They have a >> standing reservation to return there annually the 2nd week of October. >> Why >> don't >> we make a reservation for the 3rd week of October? Yes, maybe we'll >> have >> rain, but so what? We may also have beautiful weather. The average >> high for >> October 15th is 72. Average precipitation for October is only 3.22 >> inches >> for >> the entire month (December, January, & February are the only months with >> less >> precipitation). ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================