- From: <lollark@xxxxxxx>To: " <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 4:53 > So if I own a dog who was born in Georgia but I live in Colorado which region > would > he show in for the futurity if your suggestions for reform were adopted? > This is my > first futurity and I'm driving about 19 hours to Tucson. There wasn't much > close > that would work for my schedule. What can I expect at my first futurity? > I'm > looking forward to it. > Karen Lollar ************************************** This is just ONE of the reasons that the Futurities don't need to be "tweeked" with more restrictions and rules on where we can show. It will just make it more confusing and difficult for people with dogs to show in their decision to even NOMINATE a litter or bother entering or going to a Futurity. Too much involved. What if the one in your Region has a Judge you can't show under???? What if that one Futurity in one's "allocated Region" is someone's only daughter's Wedding day??? Maybe it sounds good to put in more rules....but sometimes life gets in the way for all of us....lets try to make it EASIER!! Our Futurities need HELP......not more restrictions. We don't need to start re-'ruling' the Futurities. We need to make them easier and more user friendly for the breeder/ exhibitor to show their young stuff coming up. We already have enough big hurdles in travel, timing, handler fees, distance, handler fees, shedding, handler fees. <G> Let's start getting to the real problem......timing, travel and expenses. Putting more restrictions in won't solve these problems. Let's think about ways to ENCOURAGE Breeders to exhibit litters....maybe a reward system for most pups in a litter at one Futurity.....or big winners handled by a Jr. Handler or Novice Handler........ Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================