1. Buying a Show dog: I bought one that I just finished from a very reliable breeder Lorraine Schowalter. I bought her at seven months of age. She was guaranteed to certify hips and elbows at two and she did. She was guaranteed fertile and she was. She was guaranteed to be finishable and she did. Her temperament was guaranteed and it was excellent. I paid exactly 1500 dollars for her and two puppies back from her first litter. First and third choice and this was done. Then the bitch belonged to me. Lorraine had the right to pick the stud dog and she did.There were no problems. Most top breeders use co ownerships and they work out very well. That is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God. I believe that Ambers Flair was purchased at five months of age. Ask Roz. 2. As for the National Specialty show. There are about five major airlines that take dogs as excess baggage. Two of them are less expensive Delta and American. Air Canada Midwest and United all cost more. Continental makes you go to Air Cargo and charges 200 dollars each way.but their ticket prices for people are lower. Certain cities have all airlines flying in. LA, New York Atlanta Chicago Dallas Denver. i have flown in and out of all of those. Any city which hosted an Olympics or a Worlds Fair would also have good airline connections. also any place with a major Race Track which flies horses in and out on a regular basis. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================