Actually I don't care if we have a permanent National site either Zoa as long as it is one that is easily accessible from all over the Country ......with dogs........and at a time of year and place that flying or driving is not a problem and a reasonable expense. I just hope we don't make a quick decision before one has even been held there to know for sure it is the right place for our National........indoors or outdoors. Sometimes it costs more in the long run to try to save a penny with no foresight. I sure hope Kansas does not prove to be one of those.............. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Zoa Rockenstein To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Topeka flooring I didn't mean to push any buttons! All of these issues have been debated ad nauseum! Like every other club member, I have opinions and am entitled to them! These ideas appeal to me because they would save money, not because I think the options are the greatest thing since gsds! I would love to see my dogs shown on grass! I would love to have printed monthly Reviews with lots of great articles and color ads that I could afford! I would love to have a National in my "backyard"! But, not at the expense of the club floundering financially. Getting this club back on its financial feet is going to require some "doing differently" and some "doing without" . I am okay with that if it improves the bottom line. That has always been my position on difficult issues like these. And I respect the differing positions that others take. Zoa Dr. Zoa Rockenstein www.riverrockgermanshepherds.com Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Topeka flooring 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 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 >________________________________ >From: Bonnie Money <blmoney@xxxxxxx> >>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Topeka flooring > >The Cardigan National was held at the Expocentre, Landon Arena, in 2006. >The flooring that we used was green astroturf with soccer striping. The >cardigans ran agility on that surface. We also did conformation and >obedience on it. Judges didn't have any trouble finding good dogs. >Handlers didn't have any trouble running dogs in agility...and they move >faster and perform more ankle breaking maneuvers than any GSD handler I >know. No injuries, no complaints. I can see no reason to pull this up and >spend a small fortune on sod. Just my personal opinion. > >Bonnie Money >Bridgelady GSD's and CWC's > ============================================================================ 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. 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/ ============================================================================