Thank you Joan!!! This was my suggestion a while back. (I see entering multiple futurities as a way I'll have to spend more money.)..... Please tell me why we have to have a single early closing date?....and why we have to use Rau???? Why not let the clubs handle the entries, have the closing date 2 weeks before the show. The clubs could actually make money, and the exhibitors would be able to plan more easily. A national catalog could be made with the same ads in every one...the clubs could just insert/staple the entries for that region on the inside. Cyndi -------------- Original message -------------- From: Joan Fox <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx> Why not just enter like any other dog show? Fut. nominate..... 2 weeks before just enter. Judge change... you would know it.... blown coat, etc.. Catalogues would just be for that region but heck you would sell a few more I bet. Joan ----- Original Message ---- From: hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: Nancy Harper <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; caretti1@xxxxxxxxxxx; klite3gsd@xxxxxxxxx; "Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:38:28 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Entering multiple Futurities Nancy are you saying you can enter only one other futurity(a total of 2) or all 9 regions. If you can enter all nine, I see this as being the most advantageous to those who have the resources to enter all and book handlers for everyone region as they can afford to lose the money for the entries and the additional handler fees to book a handler and pay them for either showing or not showing the dog. I really don't care about this one way or the other, but I feel a potential cluster "you know what" coming on with confusion about who is being shown where, by whom. Multiple bookings are going to lead to people being left without a handler.Yes it would be nice for new handlers to be used, but first they have to be booked and maybe they have multiple regions where they have the same dog entered, too. Exhibitors will be showing up, reviewing the catalog then leaving if they don't like the competition.I can see people running around going " Is such and such here..if he is I am going to pull and go to the other futurity." The points you list below are well intended, I am just not certain that those with the money who are determined to win something at any cost won't be benefiting from this the most. I can also see the income potential here, and I am not quite convinced that perhaps that should be listed as point number 1, not 4 on the list of benefits. So I have to ask, how is this beneficial to promoting the futurity as a Breeder's show? At the end of the day, can't we all just be sportsmen, take our chances, may the best dog win and go home. All you have to do is go and read past Reviews to see that futurities are in most cases not defining moments in a dogs career. We keep saying "its only a puppy match" yet we keep changing a revamping it. All this attention certainly makes it seem that the fut/mats are incredibly important and much more than "just a match!!!!" Christine hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Steve and Christine Grainger WWW.HICKORYHILLGSD.COM > [Original Message] > From: Nancy Harper <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <caretti1@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <klite3gsd@xxxxxxxxx>; Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 9/12/2007 1:21:53 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Entering multiple Futurities > > Cyndi, > Here are a few of reasons behind the idea. > 1) Change of Judge - it has happened including this year > Could be you would not show under the alternate Judge is not right for your dog/bitch > Your handler might not be able to show under alternate judge. > 2) Your Junior Puppy comes up with Pano a few weeks/days before the Futurity > You can wait and go to the later one > 3) Your bitch comes in Seaon, has blown coat, looks badly. > You can go to your second choice Futurity when she looks her best. > 4) Provides income for Regional Club > 5) One does not HAVE TO double enter but can if they so choose. > Nancy Harper > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: caretti1@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; klite3gsd@xxxxxxxxx ; Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List > Cc: Nancy Harper > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:03 PM > Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Entering multiple Futurities > > > What is the purpose of being able to enter more than one Futurity? > > Cyndi > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Nancy Harper" <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Perhaps this will also afford some new and upcoming handlers an opportuntiy?? > > Nancy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kim McNamara" > > To: "Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List" > > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 9:52 PM > > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Entering multiple Futurities > > > > Nancy asked for feedback... > > I like the concept of being able to enter more than one Futurity, but I am > > concerned that all the best handlers will overbook so much, that it could > > become a little chaotic. They would be right to overbook, but do they now > > need an algorithm to figure out who will actually end up showing where?? So > > they can still make all of their clients happy, show the right dogs to the > > right judges at the right times????? This would definitely complicate > > matters.... > > > > I didn't see anybody else post any feedback, what does everyone think??? > > > > Kim > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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