This would be awesome to meet some of the members on this list.  We are planning to go.  Just like Bev, we have about a 16 hour drive from south Louisiana, but we had so much fun at the Nationals last year, we are planning to make the trek up north.  Will bring my two GSPs, Maple and Java.  Will be busy with all the events, but will make time to meet up with everyone too.

I will talk to my husband about it. It won't be a problem for me to get time off work since I am going to be part-time starting in Jan.

I know that this is still in the every early planning stages, but I think it could work!!!
 

Splat/Marcia - I know you are planning to pull the kids out.  Anyone else have issues with kids?

I map quested Oconomowoc. where everyone will be staying, it is 88.37 miles from us. The Hunt test location on the water which is still tentitive is46.7 miles from us in Brownsville. Brownsville is really where real birdie hunt area. My Hubby, Tom hunted our first GSP , Poge in that area  Our small city , pop 5,000, has 3 pheasnt game farms. Rocky lives in an area made for GSPs. I can go out 20 yards in the fields behind us for Rocky to point and flush up a bird if needed.  I truely donot know about Oconomowoc WI. I did search their Dog Park web site and sadly found there is a 3 dollar fee for non residents for only a 2 acer blocked off section of their current park. .Dog parks in Oshkosh, Ripon and Appleton , WI we have visited with Rocky have never charged us a fee.  I don't know if there are any other dog parks or if the city of Oconomowoc will waive the fee for our Shorthairs....My plans are to come down to Oconomowoc to be at the GSP National Show to just experience and meet GSPS and their owners who are participating in the events. Learn all I  can. Rocky won't be with me as I do not have him trained to that competing level and his Senior Age. Rocky is comfortable in his own backyard birdie field invironment, playing with dummies, swimming in a spring fresh water Wisconsin lakes and hunting on a small game farms. No reason to bring him as when I go to the nationals I want to clearly focus and enjoy all the other GSPs, meet the wonderful breeders and people who put the time into training  their GSPs to be all they can be to participate in the events. It will also be fun to meet others like me who love GSPs, but we are not breeders, not going to show our GSPs or compete with them in Rally, Agility ect, but just live with GSPs as our house honeys!! Definitly excited to meet others on this forum while enjoying the moments of GSP Nationals for the first time experience for me.

Just want to let everyone know on this Forum as I did on Facebook, Today my Hubby and I have been officially accepted as members into the GSPCA= German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America. AKC parent member club!! Very happy and proud to be a member after sharing our home with a GSPs for over 23 years. Poge, GSP, 16 years and now 7 years with  Rocky, GSP, CGC, TDIAOV. Thank you Shorthairs.net if any of you had to provide us as a reference to be able to join the club as I mentioned you!! Love the Journal and the 2010 GSPCA calender. Spectacular GSP Photos!!!

OH!! Splat!! That is a hoot. Saturday 113th Most Folks have so much left over Turkey from thursday they can celebrate Thanksgiving  on Friday too!! That GSP with the green collar really does look like Stirker could be a real close cousin!!