What happens if you have a real nice dog that you know will win and he is pointed out and just needs majors.? The shows you entered are usually major's but they didn't hold. You know he is going to win but 2 pts doesn't do anything.? Is it Ok to ask some of your friends to enter their dogs in hopes of you getting a major?? ? I think with the bad economy we might be facing more of this than normal.? You enter a show early because it traditionally has majors and then through the grapevine find out it is 2 dogs short do you... A? don't go and forfeit the entry fee or B? enter 2 puppies (for experience)? and build the major The Grape vine is sometimes the problem as well. ? ? With the price of gas coming down we might find better show numbers now but with the threat of possibly being unemployed soon maybe not. Glenn Shaden Shepherds -----Original Message----- From: Melissa <melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx; Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 9:51 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Building Majors Gosh, I certainly hope it's not silly to have faith in the judge to choose the right dog??? And since the dog should be judged against the standard, not the competition, the quality of the competition should be irrelevant as the winner is still the closest to the standard according to that judge's opinion. As was dicussed recently, if none deserve the points (even majors) they can withhold. Melissa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gailbauman1@xxxxxxx> Cc: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:45 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Building Majors > Entering poor quality dogs so that a good dog might get a major is another > way of making a CHEAP CHAMPION -- what good is a title if it is obtained > by > beating pets? > And besides...aren't you putting a lot of faith in the judge, to know > which one of the dogs is the right one? > What a silly idea...... > Peggy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================