In a message dated 11/17/2008 1:51:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, cinosamgsd@xxxxxxxxx writes: Everything was on dirt (conformation/obedience/ agility) The obedience folks had a hard time because it is difficult to clean up all the pee/poop/liver treats off of a dirt floor after conformation There is no place to potty your dogs unless they are used of going potty on pavement or bare rock. Tracking was held at a location 150 miles away. There is a sod farm 60 miles from the hotel and could be brought into the arena. It has been done at past Nationals. I'm sure that tracking can be done at the sod farm or at the alfalfa farm in Sandy Valley. There is obviously no venue that will please everyone but this one has so many pluses that far outweighs the negatives.There is a jumbotron in the arena that not only shows on it whats going on in the ring but televises the action to every tv in the hotel and in the bars. It has conference rooms and a large show office with internet access and copiers for our use. There is a vets office on site . They provide large Placards with the show schedule all over the hotel and have large neon signs in front of the hotel and out by the freeway. The list goes on and on. Bud **************You Rock! One month of free movies delivered by mail from blockbuster.com (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212639737x1200784900/aol?redir=https://www.blockbuster.com/signup/y/reg/p.26978/r.email_footer) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================