[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: NOT leaving/ leaving- Justifying the expense
- From: Mary Tripp <mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: marhaven@xxxxxxx, <SCHARO1@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:06:46 -0600
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I am hearing from other clubs that Rally O is bringing people back. It is
something fun and Fast Moing that people can do with their dogs.
Mary
At 05:00 PM 1/9/2005, Carolyn wrote:
>To: <SCHARO1@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>( snipped )
> When we started in this venue , we were all usually oh so young and
> enthusiastic.
> Dog shows were how we spent our leisure time; our> recreation. Yes,
> we> were passionate about improving the breed,
>As Joan said, college & computers for>>grandkids may be more important
> than a weekend at the shows. This does> not mean we>> are no longer
> passionate about the breed. But our showing has become
> very selective. I am>
> sure>> this is true for many, and that this is having an effect on>
> entries.> In
>the past we had a lot of dogs and sometimes, esp. at our home shows. we>>
> would enter a lot of dogs just to take a look at them. Hey, I no long> have
>the energy level to show more than at the most two dogs. Carol
> ******************************
>Hi Carol;
>Sorry to snip your post down, but you are right, times have changed, families
>are busier, computers and technology fills their time for
>entertainment. We also
>spend a lot of time with our family and grandkids as hey are a priority. We
>didn't show much when our kids were young for the same reason....time and
>money.
>A dog show is no longer entertainment, but a very high level of competition.
>I disagree with some of the posts about the dogs no longer having the movement
>or quality they did. Some are missing some really good dogs.
>Front extension is still great, but we have better backlines and croups
>and a much
>better rear drive on our dogs to allow for that balanced precision
>stride. Also
>coupling is better and you hardly see the pitiful splayed feet we used to see.
>I think because of the high level of competition now, we don't spend the time,
>and money on filler entries like we used to with big puppy classes.......which
>is one reason the break the handlers gave on Puppy Classes isn't changing the
>the entry very much. We do have to be very selective if we are
>smart, and we
>can't waste the time and effort on just a dog that can finish if shown enough.
>We even have new agendas like Herding and Agility. That's a GOOD thing!
>
>Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx
>www.marhaven.com
>
>
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