In a message dated 10/8/10 8:43:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I strongly disagree with the idea of "Regional Nationals".......that takes away the true meaning and they aren't big enough as it is anyway...to justify the time and expense involved in several. Imagine trying to please people with locations and sites three or four times in a year Before we try to "fix" the national, let's find out what is wrong. Is it too expensive? Do we lose money each year? It has to be cheaper to put on a national in Utah than Philadelphia, so what if it is smaller? It still makes money. I understand we have never lost money with a national. It is the premier show of our club and our breed, it means a great deal to us all, to those that go a wonderful chance to get together, and to those that don't a great chance to look forward to the next year. This is a perfect example of "if it ain't broken, don't fix it." Let's make sure that there is an actual problem with the national as it is, before we start to change it, for no good reason. If you don't go, then wait for it to come to your area. If you go, thanks for supporting your club. But, neither group should change something that has worked for 97 years. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================