and of course, Jeff is right...........most people don't give a hoot about anything but the camaraderie with friends, seeing the dogs, and all that.......after all, as far as I can tell the vast majority never attend the Victory Banquet anyway........... and as I said in an earlier post.........the National doesn't HAVE to be held in a fancy arena with sod...........that's just more comfy for those who sit thru the whole thing.......and altho it's nice, it MUST be cheaper to hold the show outdoors once in a while... the dogs look better outdoors anyway..... Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Caggra@xxxxxxx" >I think it's simpler than some would like to make it...> > Entries are down, expenses are up. We must change the way we do things > period. > > I am not sure about everyone else, but to me the memories of the National > are not about the Venue or any dinner. Every National I have great > memories of the PEOPLE and the DOGS. It's the one time a year we all get > together for a week and share experiences & exciting moments, catch up > with those from others parts of the country, and simply enjoy each other's > company while we watch the magic happen in the ring with our amazingly > beautiful and intelligent dogs. I don't care if we have our Victory > dinner or meetings at the show site, in a hotel, or in a barn! We'll > have a great time with each other. It's time to evolve and we have > choices now. So, let's make smart ones! Pretty soon there will be no > more choices, as they will be made for us and may not be pretty. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================