BIGGEST problem for Beaumont is that NO ONE TRIED TO BOOK A DOG THERE IN A # 500 Crate before they booked that site!! Houston IS the main hub for Continental but Continental will not take a dog as excess baggage!! They won't even let you take them through the terminal with you!! You have to book them Cargo, and get them down to Cargo 2 hr.s ahead of time and then get yourself up to the Terminal 2 hrs. ahead of time. A PAIN!! A real dance for timing.........AND an Expense for ONE big male it will run you about $750 bucks!! Add that to your expenses..........<G> Not to mention it is on a SOUTHERN COAST and an impossible drive for most of the Country. DALLAS Ft. Worth will be the Airport of choice and it is a LOT LONGER than a one hour drive to Beaumont!!!! Until the Board and National Committee starts trying to book #500 crates WITH THEIR FLIGHT to check the sites.....these huge problems for getting dogs to a National will continue for those of us that are going there because it IS a DOG SHOW!! It is but a PHONE CALLl away to discover this! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com > But Beaumont is not any further from Houston than Perry was from Atlanta. > > >> No flights for dogs. You have to go to Houston and drive. >> >> From: Danannkennel@xxxxxxx>> Date: 02/09/05 09:48:40 >> L ] beaumont >> >> Beaumont will not be easy to fly dogs into either>> >> Sally >> The House of Nasdaq ROM >> Ch's Seiko, Adam & Ex >> >> http://danann.netfirms.com >> http://www.freewebs.com/embroiderybysally >> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================