These are all good points Helen, but apparently this new flooring is state of the art....and remember, its what Purina has put in their place also. So if you don't care for it in Topeka, then throw Purina farms out too. There have been many dog shows at this place and apparently no complaints....as we know, news travels fast in the dog world. If this was another dirt arena, I would be screaming for sure, but we have not tried this AND the board went there and did a site visit and already approved this. As a handler, I think Greg posted yesterday this turf was good and he has ran on it. So...... This board MUST think everything in terms now of financial constraint. And this should have been a considered position long before 3 weeks prior to the national. Too many snap decisions have been made by some of the board this year and then reversed. Five of them I think so far. Enough is enough folks! Molly Trillia German Shepherds since 1972 Member GSDCA, GSDCC, GSDC of Beaumont, lifetime member CKC "Blessed are the cracked, for they let in the light" In a message dated 9/5/2011 5:22:12 A.M. Central Daylight Time, VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx writes: On the other hand ,if the astro turf has been upgraded from the earlier days,made smoother and softer,so dogs pads are not affected,making dogs lame,and the surface has been "dog tested" we should be open to the change, ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================