[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Last show ~problems?
- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "The List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 21:44:28 -0700
WOW!! I honestly did not know that they had DNA markers for bloat or torsion
now??
Are you saying they now know the 'carriers' even from the past on a pedigree?
How long have they been able to test to know a dog is a carrier?
Where is this being done??
Do they know if the inheritance factor is the same in GSD as it is in Great
Danes
with DNA testing?
Is bloat in the Dane Breed affecting their entries........or just OUR Breed??
If Labs and Goldens or St. Bernards have a greater incidence of hip dysplasia
tnan our GSD .....why is their entry still "up there" and not being affected?
Aren't we down on the list for this at about 43 or47?
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Penny & Bill To: The List Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 5:55 PM Subject: [
SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Last shows
I agree with the economy being PART of the reason that entries are down,
clubs are
folding and people are turning away from showing GSDs. But it is MORE than
that.
Entries are still "up there" in Labs, Goldens and MANY other breeds.
Entries are increasing
in performance events. Why us? The AKC is trying to help show people by
continuing to
lower the point scale. Why us? Could part of it be that our dogs are DYING
young from
bloat, torsion, toxic gut? Are people tired of shepherds NOT passing OFA
and other
health tests? Our CH Brando passed away at 6 from mesenteric torsion.
After speaking
extensively to Barb Williams about Brando AND ch pointed Jeddie (who bloated
and died
at her handler's at 5), we went to the pedigrees, where we found the
"carriers" of these
sicknesses. I believe that many people don't care about these carriers-
?????????????
-they want the next big
win. Finish them fast, before they croak. With me, ego drives me to show
the good dogs--\
but it is much more than that. My dogs are house dogs and pets first, not
commodity--and
I don't want "my kids" dying young. I try to be careful, but of course (she
laughs) there are no
guarantees to longevity in life. I thank God every day for Forest-- who will
soon be 12.
Elvis will be 6 in a few days. Izzy is 3. Cole will be 2 in December.
The puppies are babies.
Please God . . .
When Jeddie passed, I thought I would too. When Brando passed, Billy
thought he would too.
I didn't breed or show for 3 years. I almost quit. But now I'm trying one
last time--to love, to
show, to breed. It is SCARY. Do you think there are people like me who
have quit?
Why did they? Related health problems, as mentioned above? The politics in
the show ring?
The nastiness and jealousies of some exhibitors and breeders? Any and all!
So sure, PART of our problem IS the economy. But WE are our own worst
enemy.
Penny in NC
Farm Dog Forest
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Whatever excuses you guys want to make, knock yourselves out. The reality
of it all is that it's the ECONOMY!! Look at gas prices, read the paper,
listen to the news once in a while and you will see that, for most Americans
times
are dire. What does one do when times are dire?
Cut outunnecessary activities! Usually social activities. I know, because
I'm in the Night
Club business, and my clubs have gone down almost 40%. Showing dogs or
most
is a social activity so it stands to reason that they will decline also.
More than a dog show has to be offered or a Club will die. There a
Clubs doing quite well, thank you. Why? Because they put on more than a dog
show. Look to San Antonio, Houston, Kansas City, Sacramento, Indianapolis
(just judged there with plenty of dogs and people), to mention a few. What
are they doing right?
Going that extra mile to be successful. It takes dedication, which
mosthave lost. A little Faith would not hurt either.
Randy C.
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