[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Interesting Decline Conformation
- From: "Cynthia Van Den Berge" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "vande001@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "<showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 16:11:31 -0600
The purebred dog, bred, raised and loved by a good breeder is now a social
outcast. "Adopt, don't shop" is the average person's philosophy today. So
while dogs are as popular as ever, my thinking is that the well bred dog who is
a good representative of its breed is not. The AKC knows this...hence an
organization which once was the bastion of purebred dogs has changed its tune.
I am not optimistic of this tide changing....especially if you take the pulse
of the general population via social media. A few weeks ago someone posted
that Finland had banned the purchase of dogs until all shelter dogs were
adopted....totally a fabricated story, but you should have read all the
comments supporting such a ridiculous idea.
Of course all of this affects the sport of conformation. I do not see things
changing.
Cynthia
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> On Feb 21, 2015, at 11:31 AM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> So why ( if in fact ) are we slowly going the way of the dinosaur ? Dogs are
> just as popular ( if not more so) in our society as they've ever been! I
> still get chocked up when I see a guide dog, or a police dog taking down the
> bad guy... Why is OUR sport suffering? Is it us? Not blaming, just asking!
> Too many lurkers on this list! Give your opinion, join the discussion, or
> start a new one! Stormy WILL protect you! Look at at all the ridiculous
> things I post! Raiders moving back to LA.... God lets hope so ( Sorry
> Zoe..lol) FB
>
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> ------ Original Message ------
>
> From: Evan Ginsburg
> To: freelist
> Sent: February 21, 2015 at 8:07 AM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Interesting Decline Conformation
>
> those numbers do not report what is really happening to the core and life
> blood of the Sport, Conformation.
>
> What do we do? Face the facts. Recognition of the problem with facts is the
> first, easiest, and most obvious step.
>
>
>
> Linda brings to us a most interesting issue and study. I printed out two
> lines from the post that set forth the real issue.
>
> There is a saying, GI, GO. It means, garbage in, garbage out.
>
> Here is the problem. If you start with the statement that the "life blood of
> the Sport, Conformation", then you have created a problem not based on fact.
> It is clear, Conformation is not the life blood of the sport, any longer.
> Every other facet of dog shows is growing, except Conformation. So, is it not
> time to stop clinging to the theory that the part of the sport we on this
> List love, and keep saying it is the life blood, when it is not? Maybe it
> used to be, but the figures tell us it is not.
>
> Then, at the end the article says, "Face the facts". So, let's face the
> facts. Conformation has become something less than the driving force for dog
> shows. That is not a good thing, nor is it a bad thing. It is the "fact" and
> we need to face it.
>
> It is true that we want it to be the "Life Blood", but wanting won't do it.
> We love conformation, but the majority of dog show entries show us that what
> we love is not what is the "life blood" of the sport.
>
> When we recognize the facts, we can figure out what to do about it. Do we
> want to increase Conformation when the majority of dog show entries don't
> desire that? Maybe so, but if we do that, we need to do it with the
> understanding that we are pushing against the tide. There is nothing wrong
> with "tilting at windmills", so long as you know the windmill is going to win.
>
> Not that there is anything wrong with that, so long as you know what the
> facts are.
>
> Evan
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