Terry do the math..only the potential for.32 extra dogs since 98(which started on Wed)..that is if everyone shows up..conditional class was also part of the National in 98..so we started on Wed..in 98...we have added the potential for 32 extra dogs..and have added a whole day..couple that with the fact that entries as a whole are smaller...you tell me why the conformation portion can't be shortened? Christine > [Original Message] > From: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <marhaven@xxxxxxx>; <Pdragon4@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 1/15/2005 2:37:34 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: length of the national EASY!!!!! > > We have added classes, and more dogs to the Fut & Mat. We could go to over lapping classes. That will make getting a handler interesting. > > The site rental starts as soon as we need to be set up. It takes more than a day to get the show grounds ready to go. I doubt there would be much money saved. > > Carolyn tells us how you would schedule classes to shorten the national by 2 days. > Terry > Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:> > > I do agree..totally!!!...would like to see the days trimmed down..2 less > > days for dogs to be crated, plus for those of us trying to pare costs..2 > > less days of eating out, hotel expenses and off work..but this is a whole > > new(old) topic for discussion..which has been hashed and re-hashed..and > > thus far has fallen on deaf ears. Christine> > **************************************> > > i don't think that trimming the length of the national has fallen on deaf > > ears. i think it is just mathmatically or cosmicly (?) impossible to keep > > adding events to the national & shorten it. next year rally is being added.> > > lea Pdragon4@xxxxxxx > ********************************* > Hi Lea; > They can add Rally, Relays or anything they want.....but they DEFINITELY need > to shorten the conformation part of the National. ONCE again.........with the > Futurity Finals being done on Tuesday night it forces many conformation people > to come in on Monday. The Conformation dogs are sitting there from Monday > through the following Sunday.......... > LITERALLY.........this is the SINGLE EASIEST PROBLEM to solve with the National!! > Go BACK to Wednesday for the beginning of Conformation. Not to mention the > LESS EXPENSE of the extra day of renting the facilities, life of the sod, Committee > workers, booth rental and set up, etc.........it's just TOO easy to solve!!!! > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx > www.marhaven.com > > > > > Terry Cochran > www.FairwayShepherds.com > www.Rightdog.com RightDog Photography > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================