Perry national...why have we not been back?......I was told two things...one the facility was under going renovation...and two we spend so much damn time and money flying club officials around the country that the facility was booked up years in advance....I'm coming close to going back to my original position of having the National same place every year ......don't you just hate people like me that never has an opinion, and changes his mind every two minut es....I could be a congressman...lol... Evan when is the Food fight scheduled!.....I'm switching sides, going back to feeding my wife kibble..... FB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny & Bill" <ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 3:56:37 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Topeka Flooring Didn't we have a number of Nationals in Perry, GA?  What was it about  that site that became no longer viable?  I would like a centrally  located National too.  (And before you jump down my throat about my  opinion, let me tell you that I DO support the club by paying for a  Yearly listing in the Breeders' Directory of The Review; also I have a  yearly $250 on-line ad with the club--yet I haven't had a litter in  almost 4 years.  But I support the club THAT way.)  I'm in favor of  one site and am also in favor of The Review being electronically  available on-line.  Change is good.  Will I look at The Review on- line?  Heck no--presently I don't have a Kindle nor do I want one.  I  like my books and magazines to be on paper.  But there are MANY people  (probably a lot younger than I) who were BORN in the electronic age.  Ahhhhh, objectivity--I'm glad I've got THAT. Penny in NC The Farm Dog On Sep 6, 2011, at 6:34 PM, Diane Brantley wrote: > Hello, > > Maybe it's time we had a National at Purina Farms to see what it's  > like. > > The Poodle Club has their national in the same place every year and  > I bet they have at lot more entries than we do at our national.  If  > we could sign a multi year contract with with a venue, I know we'd  > get a break on the price and that would help the PC out.  Perhaps we  > could sign 2 or 3 year deals with the venues that had the biggest  > entries on the west coast, the central US and the east coast. In  > other words rotate regions every two or three years, instead of  > every year > > I don't understand why this club is so afraid of change, afraid to  > try something new. We ask the same questions every year and every  > year we get the same result.  When ever someone suggest we do  > something differently it is considered heresy.The old ways are not  > working, we need to try something new!  The definition of insanity  > is to do the same thing over and over and expect a different result. > > I would welcome an electronic version of the Review that could be  > distributed to all judges approved to judge GSD's. > > Diane > > How can you be for ONE place only..... every year......where we have  > never held a GSD National......? > And who has time to just sit in front of a Computer by  > themselves..... to look at Reviews........? > When we go through them we have several out ....and often a couple  > of people with us......? > > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.Marhaven.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Zoa Rockenstein Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Topeka flooring > > > Sounds good to me, but then I'm in favor of an online Review with  > affordable color ads and holding the > National at Purina Farms every year. Obviously, I can't be trusted!  > LOL! > > Zoa > > Dr. Zoa Rockenstein > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011.  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. 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