[ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: Futurity Plaques and More

From: Robert Neiman <bnbgsds2000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:48:06 -0800 (PST)







Below is a copy of an email I sent to the Board and Officers today. The Board 
meeting is just over two weeks away maybe now is the time to start making 
suggestions or offering advice.
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First of all I'd like to say thank you and Congratulations to our newest Board 
Members (especially two who are first timers)and wish them well in year(s)to 
come. Let's hope we can return some civility to our  club.
As for the issue pertaining to the Futurity Plaques I for one am against 
discontinuing them. I don't feel that it's fair to ask an exhibitor to spend 
several hundred dollars(entry, handler fees, expenses, gas is be projected at 
being $5.00 a gal. before the end of the Summer) only to walk away with a 
rosette that costs at best $5.00 (a guesstimate on my part). I'm going to be 
having a litter later on this year and yes they'll be futurity nominated(only 
because it's free). 
Here are a couple of ideas I've come up with in the past few weeks.
1. In lieu of a plaque(if the club can't find the resources to provide 
them)give the exhibitor a voucher enabling them to purchase one at their 
discretion.
2. Use one Plaque and have interchangeable information(similar to what show 
photographers) use. We have a multitude of excellent photographers in the club 
who could(if asked)come up with the names of the company's they got their class 
information from.
When you think about it the ones who benefit most from the Futurity/Maturity 
system are the owners o the top Sires and Dams. When the time comes my decision 
as to whether I suggest to my buyers that they invest their money in specialty 
show expenses sorry but the specialty will win out. This is coming from Simone 
who placed in both of the Futurities he was entered.  Even though they were 
only second place wins I still appreciate it.
In closing my question to all of you is this
Are the days of exclaiming WE GOT WOOD a thing of the past?
Regards


Bob Neiman / Walled Lake, Mich. 
Owner Barkalot's Felonious Assault AKA Brat and the other half of B'N'B
Breeder/owner of UKC GR Ch.B'N'B-Barkalot's Cherish RN 
Co-owner of UKC ChSandyCreek-B'N'B-WC's Christmas Star AKA Echo
Co-owner of Ketlyn's Black Widow
Proud member of the GSDC of Am. since 1996
Stand up for what you believe in,
even if you are standing alone


      
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