SEEMS MUCH IS TAKING TO LONG. HELEN FISHER, HOW MANY DOGS DID WE HAVE YEARS AGO AT THE NATIONAL JUST IN SPECIALS? HOW MANY DAYS DID CONFORATION GO/ WHY DOES IS IT TAKING OVER 2 HOURS TO JUDGE 13 EXHIBITS/ -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sharon Allbright Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 9:32 AM To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; wilkersonem@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurities and Amateurs Carolyn has expressed my opinion so well I am just sending it on as is. I agree with EVERYTHING she has said. Sharon Allbright GSDC of Sacramento Valley, Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <wilkersonem@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 2:18 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurities and Amateurs > I'm really sorry to hear that the Clubs are held to including a > 'mandatory' amateur futurity! > Anytime you make something like that "mandatory".......it moves someone > out of the > picture to participate. > Things may change......but our Club made the decision they would not host > a Futurity > if they have to incorporate an Amateur Futurity / Maturity into the > program. > > I might add that It doesn't seem right to make mandatory a "special" > (amateur ) Futurity > for those who say they 'don't want to' or 'can't' compete with > professional handlers......and > then STILL.... they can also enter the regular Futurity ALSO ....and > compete with the group > they say they NEED the amateur Futurity for.... so they won't have to > compete against.....with > the same dog they don't want to compete in the Regular Futurity > with......and need the amateur > Futurity FOR...?? > Makes me dizzy just to read it.....let alone understand the logic behind > it!!! > <G> > It STILL seems so much more simple to me to JUST INSERT A CLASS into the > regular > Futurity and the regular Maturity for amateur's and no professional > handlers.... > and call it a day. No age restriction....just a class for dogs and a > class for bitches in the > Futurity and one in the Maturity. They still come into winners and > compete for the big prize! > > Now .....we have really LONG days at the futurity.....before the actual > Futurity even starts! > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.Marhaven.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3481 - Release Date: 03/04/11 02:34:00 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================