In a message dated 6/5/2005 1:41:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I know my opinion is in the minority ( par for the course)..the Canadian National is almost always at the same location year in and year out ( Canadians are damn smart people) at the same time of the There is a very good reason why the Canadian National is almost always at the same location every year.....almost 50% of the membership lives in Ontario. In a recent count of 258 members, 110 lived in Ontario, 115 in all the other 9 provinces inclusive, and 33 USA members. So with that in mind, perhaps you want to suggest it should be where the members are? Remember, the top 5 states for members are California, Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania. Perhaps it should be in 1 of these states most of the time it the smart Canadian attitude prevailed. I am sure you would support this Amy ! Molly Trillia German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================