You're right and it's being done.

The big problem is that they just went and made a change without their board, members or exhibitors opinions initially. Then they called a quick meeting when the word got out at the end of a basic newsletter in e-mail. So who are they, the few that wanted this? I don't know but I don't want to compete in obedience & rally indoors so I can miss the rest of the show situated all the way across town. No thanks. I don't want to miss all of the conformation classes my dogs are entered in or miss viewing others such as BOB, BOS, WB, BOW, and WD even if my dogs aren't in them.

Either I'm not attending the Potomac at all or I'll only be at the conformation ring. There are lots of us doing the same. The few that will be indoors won't cover the few hundred dollars a day rent X 5 days the LRCP is paying for the use of the dingy facility, the rosettes and all other expenses. Not many are volunteering to help. They don't want to miss the other part of the show either. What about a photographer there? Will there be 2 photographers splitting that up too? They won't be happy.

Making an offhand prediction of 2013, the people who don't want to get wet or muddy will be back outdoors. The club won't be able to afford to make this change again altho they have plenty of banked money now. All the demands by -them- have done is caused a rift between some in obedience-rally and other conformation exhibitors. It's not many, it's a few but this shouldn't be happening.

Good goin whoever started the childish %h@*. Learn how to purchase warm socks and what were called -rubbers- back in the day. Wear a warm raincoat with a sweater beneath, gloves and a hat-hood on your head. Your dog will sit in damp or rainy ground at home or in the conformation ring if the weather is poor. It didn't stop the older timers in obedience before, it's mostly those new at obedience-rally that are stamping their feet.

I'm angry at what's been done. We had to make choices and the upper echilon should have known what they would be. Now you can eat the financial losses for 1 year, too bad the entire club is too when most didn't want this to happen.

Potomac is my all time favorite show and I for one can't wait until April. And for all you haters out there, you should at least know what you are talking about if you have to go spreading your poison...

You do get a complimentary catalog with a full page ad,

And for the grammar police (that would be you "So it's "ads" not "ad's" "), learn how to spell! (The word is WHY not WHEY)

And obviously you can't tell a TYPO from a grammar error! Go bark up another tree, "Gimme a Break!".

This is my 1st time back. No need for me to reply.