One other thing I did not mention; I think it would be good for our beloved handlers. It is hard times for a lot of these road warriors...shrinking entries, slow pay or no pay clients, rising costs to travel, etc. Maybe some of them would not feel so compelled to charge the high prices that they do just to make ends meet. The National and futurities are the bread and butter for many GSD handlers...maybe changing our process would be a benefit. Cynthia --- On Fri, 10/8/10, Cynthia VanDenBerge <vande001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Cynthia VanDenBerge <vande001@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: [gsdshowlist] nationals To: "Show GSD List" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, October 8, 2010, 8:29 AM Yes, I think that these are some really good ideas...ones that would make me excited about going to a National again. I just want to see dogs, friends and meet new people. Don't need a white wall, sod, awful banquets (sorry, I know that they are a lot of work but I am just as happy with a pizza and a beer) and all of the trappings that go into what we do today. I mainly just want to spend time with some really neat dogs! Utah has been slammed a little and I have nothing against a National being held there. I mean, they deserve a break too. But that distance is impossible for me to realistically handle. Time and cost are awful, especially without an entry....well, I guess an entry would make it even more expensive! I sure hope that we can come up with some creative ideas and then execute against them to see what happens. Heck, try something new. We can always go back to the old way if it doesn't work out. Cynthia --- On Fri, 10/8/10, nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx <nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx <nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: [gsdshowlist] nationals To: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx, dan-ann@xxxxxxxx, Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Friday, October 8, 2010, 8:02 AM I agree completely. ---- sally <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > A big round of applause for Helen and Cathy- It is time to make adjustments > in order to survive > > Sally > > > > ===========================================================================> > POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. 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