[ SHOWGSD-L ] Futurities and regions
- From: EJDegen@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:34:00 EDT
I believe that we should NOT decrease the regions. There are several
reasons for this:
1. Most importantly, 9 different judges to choose from
2. For those of us that do many different sports and also have families who
have their commitments, 9 different dates from which to select (most of the
time)
3. Keeping the potential drives to Futurities as short as possible
We are trying to encourage MORE participation in the futurities. New people
will NOT drive long distances to a what they consider to be a "match" (no CH
points). The "old timers" will find a way to get to the Fut/Mat no matter
what or where it is. They will choose their Fut/Mat on who is judging.
However, the newer breeders (or owners), or smaller breeders, or poorer will
not
be willing to take a chance that will cost them significantly more money or
time. At this time, those breeders (or owners) are likely the ones that won't
drive to the far sides of their region, but will only attend shows relatively
"local" to them. If the regions are decreased, then the shows will be
relatively "local" to them less often.
4. If we decrease regions, costs for the "big" handlers will increase
(supply & demand) as there are fewer futurities and more competition to hire
them.
They may not make any more money than they do currently (and possibly even
LESS than currently), but it will cost those who choose to use them more
money...so both the handlers and the owners are losers in the $
I have participated in Futurities/Maturities when I have had dogs eligible
for them. I have driven AND flown to attend them. I have chosen where I
compete most of the time because of the judges, but once did choose because of
location & convenience. This year I opted to do the Amateur Maturity instead
of the "professional" for several reasons which I won't bore everyone with
here.
Julie Degen
Fort Monroe, VA
www.caissonkennels.com
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