........This club on the whole is of the opinion that the NATIONAL should be rotated around the country!....for many reasons , a few years ago I was of the minority (no pun intended) opinion that our National should be held in the middle of the country EVERY YEAR! I now am in total agreement with the majority (no, I don't change my opinions easily or often)..It just so happens that THIS year the National is somewhat near the west coast, it just so happens that THIS year the economy is still struggling, it just so happens that THIS year the numbers are down.......if you can't get to the National this year for what ever reason....hey, that's just the way it goes....but if anyone is bitching about low numbers or, poor location, or big-breeders v. little breeders...shame on you...numbers will vary for many reasons...and SO WHAT...when I go to an event I find what I'm looking for or I don't go....THIS WILL BE A GREAT NATIONAL FOR ME....but then again, that's what I'm looking for...Edwin Bernard Hill ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================