If the argument is to avoid going to shows or having the national in states that have a community that has BSL, lets see a list of states that fall under this catagory. This came from a google search for communities with dangerous dog laws. the url is : http://www.rott-n-chatter.com/rottweilers/laws/breedspecific.html ALABAMA Irondale, Midfield, Orange Beach, Lannett, Gurley, Gadsden ARKANSAS Gosnell, Maumell, McGehee, Mt. Home, North Little Rock (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Piggot, Sherwood, Siloam Springs CALIFORNIA Santa Monica, Naval Base Ventura Count:Point Mugu Hueneme COLORADO Commerce City, Denver, Northglenn, Fort Lupton, Wellington CONNECTICUT Wetherfield FLORIDA Cape Coral, Dade Count/North Miami, Sunrise, Tamarac GEORGIA Rutledge >> Considering BSL IDAHO Kellog, Payette ILLINOIS Beach Park, Bourbonnais, Buffalo Grove (restricted ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Cairo, Central City, Chester, Cicero, Dixon, Effingham, Elmwood, Gillespie, Greenville, Johnston City, Lombard, Morrison, Mt. Olive, Mulberry Grove, Northlake, Oden, Peru, Rock Falls, Salem, Sandover, Silvis, Stone Park (has BANNED PIT BULLS), Streater, Westfield (has BANNED DOBERMANS), Wheeling, Wilsonville INDIANA Fowler, Gary, Lake Station, Mishawaka, South Bend, Walkerton (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Williamsport, Winchester IOWA Atkins, Alburnett, Anamosa, Belle Plaine, Benton County, Blairstown, Buffalo Center, Clarence, Conrad (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Council Bluffs, Coutier, Carter Lake, Dallas Center, Dakota City, Des Moines, Dexter, Donellson, Dumont, Durant, Fairfax, Fairfield, Forest City, Garrison, Hiawatha, Keystone, Lake Mills (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Lockridge (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS),Luzernne, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Pleasant, Monticello, Muscatine, Newhall, Norway, Olin, Oxford Junction, Ottumwa, Palo, Pocohontas, Rake, Rockwell, Scarville, Shellsburg, Sigourney, Thompson, Urbana, Van Horne, Vinton, Walford, Wapello, Watkins, Wilton, Winterset KANSAS Augusta, Arkansas City, Bonner Springs, Cheney, Cherokee County, Inman (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Dodge City, El Dorado, Ellinwood, Fort Smith, Fredonia, Garden City, Garnett, Jackson County, Junction City, Kansas City, Kingman, Leawood, Leavenworth, Liberal, Lola, Maize, Manhatten, Marysville, Nickerson, Overland Park, Park City, Pittsburg, Preston, St. John, Salina, Shawnee County, Sterling, Topeka, Ulyssas, Wyandotte County KENTUCKY Taylor Mill BSL on August agenda LOUISIANA Luling, Morgan City, St. Parish, Welsh MARYLAND Prince George County, Naval Base, Hagerstown MASSACHUSETTS Amesbury, Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Medway, New Bedford, Rockport, Tauton, Whorster MICHIGAN Alma, Crystal City, Dearborne Heights, Detroit, East Pointe, Evart Township, Grosse Point Woods, Hastings, Hudsonville, Melvindale, Muskegon, Ramsey, Muskegon, Michigan, Ramsey, Redford, Southgate, Springfield, Waterford, Westland, MISSISSIPPI Aberdeen, Greenville, Horn Lake, Indianola MISSOURI Belton, Black Jack, Booneville, Butler, Calverton, Camdenton, Carl Junction (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & PIT BULLS), Cameron, Clayton, Fenton, Ferguson, Florissant, Grandby, Greenwood, Hallsville, Hazelwood, Liberty, Macon, New Franklin, Pagerdale, Salisbury (has BANNED PIT BULLS & ROTTWEILERS), Springfield, University City, Wentzville, Woodson Terrace MONTANA Ekalaka, Libby NEBRASKA Friend NEW JERSEY Atlantic City, Clifton, Engelwood, Highland Park, Millville, West New York NEW MEXICO Tijeras, Kirkland Air Force Base NEW YORK Binghamton (restricts ROTTWEILERS), Hudson, Jamestown, Larchmont, Maybrook, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Newburgh, N. Hempstead, Sand Point, Village of Haverstraw, Village of Hemstead, Yonkers NORTH CAROLINA Transylvania NORTH DAKOTA Bismark, Kildeer, Minot (has BANNED PIT BULLS) Velva (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS) OHIO (STATE HAS DELARED PIT BULLS AS DANGEROUS/VICIOUS) Akron (has RESTRICTED PIT BULLS & AMERICAN BULLDOGS), Athens, Bay Village, Bellevue, Bexley, Cambridge, Celina, Cincinnati, E. Cleveland, Defiance, East Cleveland, Fairfield, Franklin County, Girard, Golf Manor, Heath, Highland Heights, Louisville, Lucas County, Ludlow Falls, Mansfield, Mayfield, Mentor on the Lake, Miami County, Middlefield, Mt. Vernon, Napoleon,New Albany, Newark, North Perry, Oxford, Parma, Perrysburg, Powell, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, Silverlake, S. Euclid, Southpoint, Springboro, St. Marys, Toledo, Warrensville Hts, Washington Court House, Wickliffe, Wooster, Yellow Springs OKLAHOMA Eufaula, Midwest City, Quenton OREGON Malin PENNSYLVANIA Clairton, Elizabeth, Reading RHODE ISLAND Newport, Pawtuckett, Providence SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, Travelers Rest (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS, CHOWS & DOBERMANS) SOUTH DAKOTA Sissenton (has BANNED DOBERMANS) TENNESSEE Jackson, Smyrna, Watertown, Lynnville (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS, PIT BULLS, CHOWS, GERMAN SHEPHERD & DOBERMANS) TEXAS Kyle, Neilsville, Terrell UTAH North Salt Lake, Smithfield (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS & SHAR-PEIS) Springville (heavy restriction-pit bulls) VIRGINIA Richmond WASHINGTON Buckly, Enunclaw, Everett, Inland, Issaquah Highland Subdivision, Kenawick, King County, Kirkland, Moxee, Neah Bay (has BANNED ROTTWEILERS), Oak Harbor, Prosser, Quincy, Seatac, Sunnyside, Toppenosh, Yakima WISCONSIN East Troy Lake, Fox Lake, Hewitt, Milwaukee, Nellisville, Oconto, Randolph, South Milwaukee That is 39 states out of the continous 48. Not many places left for dog show is there? Cindy Gialluca ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================