While I sympathize with the people of the WEST coast and EAST coast and the hardship of the long drive or finding an airline that will take 500 crates. I am just thankful that we are HAVING a national with the financial shape the club is in!! MYJOY SHEPHERDS Joyce Willis -----Original Message----- From: Gail Rutter <ruttergsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 8:40 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] St. Louis National If people knew about the problem, in advance, with the airport not taking 500 crates, why didn't they plan accordingly? I know there would be a handful of people it would still affect, but the majority could have sent their dogs with handlers to drive in. I believe the BOD had the memberships best interest in mind when they planned the national at Purina Farms. The facilities are uncomparable and F R E E. the cost of the nationals is the largest expense our club has, so money has to be a huge consideration when making plans for the nationals. IMO. And don't think living closer to the national is a picnic. Those who live closer put in a lot of effort and time to make the national successful and that's a burden for some. Thank goodness the club "workers" live closer to the national site because they spend more time getting our marvelous, awesome national to happen each year. My grateful thanks go to those people who are so dedicated. So everyone must make a cheerful effort to create a wonderful national, no matter what part of the country it's held in. Again, IMO. Less than 3 weeks until "show time"! ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================