[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Most depressing day.........
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- To: <Gsdman2@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:36:04 -0400
Cool ideas Tom !!
Amy Safdir
Almanya Shepherds
www.almanyagsd.com
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Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 6:29 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Most depressing day.........
> In a message dated 4/3/2006 7:49:19 AM Central Daylight Time,
> LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx writes:
> They simply said they did not like the line up of judges.
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Someone is always going to dislike the line up of judges on any given
> weekend, futurity or not. A futurity is a different monster though.
> There was a
> time when "getting wood" was something to brag about. With entries
> dwindling,
> that's not the case these days to the degree that it once was. Instead,
> the
> focus for most of the people who attend is the win, or the reserve. If a
> judge
> is doing a relatively close show within weeks of doing a futurity, it
> isn't
> surprising that his or her potential futurity entry will try them out
> before
> going to the expense of the futurity weekend. Some handlers might even do
> so in
> order to decide between one dog or another for a futurity/maturity class.
> I
> merely believe that anything that hinders a person's belief that they
> might win,
> obviously gets in the way of the entry that actually shows up. As entries
> disappear, the importance of the show also goes away, leaving an exhibitor
> even
> more reason to decide against spending a lot of money on futurities.
> Give people more reason to go. Make placings worth more. Offer
> temperament
> tests the same weekend. Have sweepstakes at the adjoining shows. Give
> seminars that people want to attend. You can't promise everyone a big
> rosette and a
> chance at the national, so figure out something else they would like.
> Make it
> a circus of sorts, and the entry will follow. I haven't been in a while,
> but
> Kansas City consistently drew large regular show entries in the hottest
> weather, mostly because it was one big party every single year. The
> triangle drew
> big numbers year after year, in the cold Chicago winter, only because a
> certain amount of prestige was assigned to the winners of that weekend.
> Here's
> another idea. We've all heard of the Pacific Coat Victor. Why couldn't
> the GSDCA
> offer a Victor title to the best of breed and best opposite at the show
> giving club's adjoining show.... Midwest Victor ... Southeast Victor ...
> Mid
> Atlantic Victor... etc...? While that may not have a direct effect on the
> futurity
> entry, it would very likely help to increase attendance, and therefore
> possibly help entry. I know I would like to be at a show where there
> might be some
> of the best specials in the region competing against each other.
>
> Tom Langlitz
>
>
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