I think the world is so different today than 20+ years ago that I don't think
you can discount the impact of location. Back then we had no trouble flying our
dogs to distant locations for, what was in essence, the cost of excess baggage.
Now, it is not easy to even find an airline who will take dogs and if you find
one, it's not cheap. Add to that our advancing age and a distant driveable
location means a lot to us and many others.
John V
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On Jan 24, 2016, at 12:11 PM, Theresa-GSD Yesko (Redacted sender===========================================================================POST
"scenecrest.geo" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How many members actually attend the meetings? I saw lots of members at
the GSDCA Nationals but only a handful of people attending the Thursday
night meeting. Now was that not an important meeting with the Election
of who won being decided?
Now as far as the Purina Farm goes where else are you going to go with all
the needed facility it offers or eating places or motels-hotels? This set up
for
dogs as no other is in this country. Handlers travel to shows with their
clients
dogs wherever they feel it is profitable. So owners just need to show up
and flying they can do. Is it not cheaper since credit cards, airlines offer
flying mile credits? I still do not see the issue with the flooring either
if the
GSD is of the Breed Standard. I have seen dogs and people take serious falls
on grass or turf.
As far as losing member this is happening more with age than where the
National
meetings or Show is. Lets face it getting older creates the problem not where
the
National is.
I still have never seen a Poll or Voting on rotation can someone post or send
it privately to me. Were there only a few votes on this and not sent to all
members?
Bottom line is if the club loses money even in one year it is a bad
situation.
Horse Shows are very profitable and they keep them at the same place year
after year.
Now how would people like to haul a horse from Maine to OK-AZ it is done
every year with Horse Trailers. Again Horse Trainers go where they can make
money
regardless of where it is.
Theresa
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On Sun, 1/24/16, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
St. Louis may be a 'popular
site' because so many Board
members are close to it....and possibly they do
believethey are saving money for that
reason. But if this trend
continues, the Club could possibly lose more money than
they save in the long run. This is a
"National" dog
club.....with members all over this Nation that should be
represented. Nothing will lose
dues paying Club members faster than
being ignored, or not even being
considered with some of the decisions that
literallyseem to be ignoring their
wishes.... or leaves them out of most of the participation
of Club activities.Lose members...you lose
money. Making the National
'convenient' to the wishes
of the Board and not those whosupport and make the National a
success with their entries and you lose more money and more
members.
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