[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dwindling entries???
- From: Colleen Donnelly <gsdsforlife@xxxxxxxx>
- To: pruett@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 06:53:16 -0400 (EDT)
WOW!!! Is the $2500 just for the handling for the few minutes or is that money
to pay for their airfare, hotel, food, rental vehicle? If it covers all of the
previously mentioned, what is the approx. breakdown? How much time is spent
with the dog? And is the additional $2500 suppose to be a bonus of some sort
for the handler if it goes select?
Are those average fees for a "name brand" handler at a National? One more
question :-)) ....is this the norm for any breed?
Colleen Donnelly * always learning *
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It doesn't really matter where the national is located, as long as our handlers
want $2,500 to show a special, with an additional $2,500 added on if your
animal goes select (I don't get that - isn't that the point of showing a
special?), entries are never going to be huge. There's a limited number of us
(and I'm not one of them) that can afford to pay those kind of fees to show at
a national. And, with selects now limited to 10 - and those who go select most
likely to be a professional who is charging those rates, then the prices are
only going to get worse. The people running this club, and the people who want
to run this club, are the people who can pay those rates or the people who
charge those kind of rates. It's not a healthy thing for our breed - or at
least for what we like to do with our breed. Just look at what is happening in
the german style venues where it is an inclusive - not exclusive sport.
Participation is growing, not shrinking. I myself am very close to walking
away from our specialty ring. The politics are disheartening and the cost to
participate alarming. I don't know how we fix this - but if I'm close to
throwing in the towel (and I'm pretty hard core) then just think how hard it is
to attract and keep newcomers who will show our breed in the American specialty
ring.
Laurie Pruett
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