In a message dated 4/5/2010 5:09:19 PM Mountain Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > The economy.....the times...and most of all.......ta da....... > bottom line..........the EXPENSE!!! Carolyn has put it all in a nutshell once again..... Not so very long ago we could hop on a plane with our dog as $50 excess baggage and have a great time all the way across the country for a couple hundred dollars. Now, it's in excess of $300 ONE WAY for the dog alone! The rising costs inhibit all but the very wealthy.....and there's not much anyone can do about it....the clubs, the workers, the PC, the dedication of the fancy, the number of regions, the judges are not to blame...it always comes down to dollars and cents. JMO Jamie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================