There are no perfect show sites. The only thing that really makes a site really BAD...is to make it too unavailable for people to get there with their dogs! It is A DOG SHOW!! When people can't get there with their dogs safely and easily...the show is not a great National. This year...if is extremely difficult for anyone in the West to get there with a dog without a 3 - 5 day drive. Three day drives are bearable....after that it becomes a hardship for most. Most of us are well aware of costs rising...but sometimes things reach a point to where you just have to give it up. <G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris S. Kimerer Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:33 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: board o gram Increasing the entry fee does not bother or surprise me. It's been a long time since the National has had an entry fee increase. Our Regional Specialty Club had to increase our entry fees several years ago just to break even! There are MANY things people can do now, but all activities have become expensive. One of my nephews plays competetive basketball, and what his parents put out money wise for him to play and travel is very expensive. Another one is doing Golden Glove Boxing events, talk about expense and travel etc. So it's no surprise that the dog showing is following the same trend. I have heard that the facility is not the best, that is dissapointing for sure, I'm sure the ring will be big enough, but not having sufficient Vendor space is not a good thing. But like usual, we will make the best of a not so great situation. Open stalls on the East Coast in October is not good, mostly dissapointed about that news, and yet, after hearing all the rumors about how bad Salt Lake was going to be, it was not terrible. We did luck out with having no rain, that would have been a mess with the red dirt, but as usual, the rumor mill had proclaimed it to be an absolute dump, and I personally did not think it was a bad show site. So, once again, we will just wait and see until we get there. :) I have never been to the East Coast and look forward to seeing some of it. Chris Chris S. (Jolley) Kimerer http://www.tanbarkgsd.com/ Ch. CaralonQED Tanbark Treasure Island v Joelle Aramist, OFA H/E Gr.Ch. Trotwood's Emerald v Tanbark Joelle Aramist Charbo-Tanbark's Trinket v Hillside DeRousse DareDevil Diva v Tanbark Aramists BlingBling v Joelle, ROM RIP Gr.Ch. Tanbark's 2MuchBling Joelle Aramist OFA H/E AOE Sel.Ex.Ch.Carousel Farms Samantha, PT, TC OFA H/E Ch. CaralonQED JD Drew Bleibtreu, RN OFA H/E Ch. Cresther's Blast of Kenlyn, HI, CDX, OFA ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================