Yes Carolyn, far greater concerns, and I know some will roll their eyes.. but as a Western US exhibitor, along with Carolyn and many many others, we too wonder, what will become of a Nationals for those of us West of the Rockies? You notice I did not say "West Coast" because it is not just an issue of the coastal regions, it is an issue for an entire 1/3 of the country. Philly, and then St Louis for the next 3 years? Not do able, not realistic, and wholly disenfranchising for a large portion of the membership. I don't know too many folks that can afford to take the time or the money to drive to St Louis , for an overly long National and drive home. At least when the Nationals was being rotated every 3 years, it gave all members a reasonable shot at getting to a National. Now? Well, at this rate Hunter will be a FRESHMAN in HIGH SCHOOL before he sees another National..what a shame...he looks forward to it too... so do we...so does everyone I know in the Western US. So the hoo haw over WHITE DOGS? Nope sorry , just isn't enough to bother me... not seeing or competing in another National until maybe 2016 or beyond for 1/3 of the country... yeah that bothers me...a lot. Damn skippy it does. Kathy who is going to play with the dogs and the horses ..... *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com* *Updated: June 2013* *CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan **Kappo von Eisenwerk* *RBIF Monarch's Tarragon v Kaleef* * * *"Victory...*Vires et honestas" >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > I don't think asking the question of WHY this issue was even brought up at > a > Board > Meeting is "going a little crazy".... or as Evan said..."upset and angry > and > shouting > from the rooftops". <G> > Actually you both make my point REALLY WELL. {:o) > With all the other really serious problems and an upcoming National and > Centennial > Event......why is this even taking up time at a Board meeting?? > Again....did a large group of members insist this be addressed?? > ( Not to mention an attempt at changing the Standard if AKC says OK ~ all > the > mailings and voting will not be cheap...also a distraction and time > consuming. ) > > Regarding the worrisome expense of the National...it is on the East COAST > and > therefore extremely difficult for anyone in the West to get there with a > dog. That > doesn't help a lot of Exhibitors and Breeders help to support this one with > good entries. > >>>>>> > > > > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================