Hi All; Many breeds hold their Specialities in conjunction with AB Shows. Last year my Lab Club, including my husband and I went to look at sites to hold a separate Speciality. They were looking for a hotel or motel with grounds as many Lab folks come long ways. Eveything we looked at was expensive or inadaqute, so I told them, why not just come back and do it in conjunction with my AB Club. They get a ring and large tent in a separate part of the grounds, since the entry is close to 200. All they have to do is set up the tables for hospitality, education and the raffel, everything else is done by the Superindent. My AB pays for the Judges as we hire Specility Judges that I can use for other breeds on the day they are not doing Labs. The Lab Club gets so much per dog entered and loves it. It helps my AB and it helps the Labs. This year one of our members St. Bernard Club is holding their Speciality after our BIS judging and doing Supported entry for the AB show. This is a win win for both Clubs, as the rings and tents are up and we get more Siants at our shows. What is also really nice is that Lab Club members and Saint members come the day before and help to set up the grounds. This week at Trenton, The Akita Club of America supported the entry and that is why they had so many Akitas, compared to regular shows. Just food for though for some Speciality Clubs. Cathy Kelstar fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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/ ============================================================================