[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurities and regions
- From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxx>
- To: <EJDegen@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:17:56 -0700
Thank you Julie!!! I agree with you completely ....100%!!!
I have thought about it from every angle that I can think of and I can see
absolutely no way that
decreasing the Regions will benefit the Futurities in ANY way!! I might
'sound good'...but it isn't.
# 1. You cannot have a Judge that dwells within the same Futurity Region Judge
your Futurity.
Right off the top we have eliminated volumes of Judges for our local
Futurities.
Factor in: The numbers of Exhibitors and Breeders will not suddenly "grow"
with this change....we will
have the same numbers involved and we have just made it more difficult and
expensive for those same
Breeders or Exhibitors to get to a Futurity with that one single change.
The COMMON factor that all Breeders/ Exhibitors give for their cutting back and
no longer participating
in Futurities is EXPENSE...expense of traveling, Motels, and Handlers. With
that single change we
will have made it more expensive, farther to travel and less handlers
available!! I absolutely do not
understand the reasoning of thinking this could possibly be an improvement for
those that make up the
Futurities ......and that is the Breeder/ Exhibitor/ Handlers.
I might look good on paper when you get out charts.....but in reality it will
make it much harder for more!!
# 2. There of course are always some that will fly or drive "anywhere" and some
that WILL fly to a Futurity
for some specific reason, dog or Judge. BUT THIS WAY....we are making it a
REQUIREMENT!!
Carolyn marhaven@jps,net
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: EJDegen@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 16,
2007 9:34 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Futurities and regions
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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