[ SHOWGSD-L ] National made EASY!

  • From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:21:35 -0800

----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Cochran To: marhaven@xxxxxxx ; 
We have added classes, and more dogs to the Fut & Mat.    We could go to over
 lapping classes. That will make getting a handler interesting.  The site 
rental starts
 as soon as we need to be set up. It takes more than a day to get the show
 grounds ready to go. I doubt there would be much money saved.  Carolyn
 tells us how you would schedule classes to shorten the national by 2 days. 
Terry
         *******************************************
This was so well covered last year....but I guess it's still on "the schedule" 
so we
have to cover it again. <G>
Start the show ( Futurities ) early Wed. morning, cut back on DAILY opening 
ceremonies.  No one is there for them daily....most are still staggering around 
getting  coffee and walking or grooming dogs....but we would be there to see 
it on early Wednesday morning.    NIX the Conditional class..it's a filler and 
we
don't need filler classes.  
Keep the show moving.......we're supposed to be smarter and more efficient, 
and yet we have less dogs and are taking more time.   It doesn't equate.
Even if we have more Futurity dogs AND the Conditional Class...entries still 
smaller.
The Presentation classes are great and most enjoy them......but to take down
the rings, drag everything out and literally "stop the show" for them and then
take it all off and re set the rings and "restart" the shows while exhibitors  
scramble back to groom, exercise dogs, etc. is not a wise use of time.
Schedule ALL the presentation classes during a certain time frame so those 
involved in them don't have to stop getting their competition dog ready to 
get the Presentation dogs ready, along with handlers and then run back and
get their next class dog ready..........while the entire conformation part of 
the
show is stopped, rings taken down and set up for the Presentation!!!

Possibly scheduling the Presentation Classes on Friday night might bring
in more local people to watch after a work day....also the Hero Dog award, etc.
Those getting ready for a practice session with their Specials Friday can be 
there
ready, watching  and waiting.  
OR......just schedule them at the END of the conformation classes each day,
and it will be easier for handlers &  owners to focus on their dogs getting
ready for that,  and they have already been in their competition for that day
and can actually enjoy them also.
Those excited about seeing the presentations can relax and watch them.......
those that have a lot of dogs to care for and feed don't have to.   If they are 
part of it.......at least their competition class is done or not interferred 
with
and they can actually WATCH TOO!!   

Carolyn  marhaven@xxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com

Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxx> wrote:
    > hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:>
    > I do agree..totally!!!...would like to see the days trimmed down..2 less
    > days for dogs to be crated, plus for those of us trying to pare costs..2
    > less days of eating out, hotel expenses and off work..but this is a whole
    > new(old) topic for discussion..which has been hashed and re-hashed..and
    > thus far has fallen on deaf ears. Christine>
    **************************************>
    > i don't think that trimming the length of the national has fallen on deaf
    > ears. i think it is just mathmatically or cosmicly (?) impossible to keep
    > adding events to the national & shorten it. next year rally is being 
added.>
    > lea Pdragon4@xxxxxxx
    *********************************
    Hi Lea;
    They can add Rally, Relays or anything they want.....but they DEFINITELY 
need
    to shorten the conformation part of the National. ONCE again.........with 
the
    Futurity Finals being done on Tuesday night it forces many conformation 
people
    to come in on Monday. The Conformation dogs are sitting there from Monday
    through the following Sunday..........
    LITERALLY.........this is the SINGLE EASIEST PROBLEM to solve with the 
National!!
    Go BACK to Wednesday for the beginning of Conformation. Not to mention the
    LESS EXPENSE of the extra day of renting the facilities, life of the sod, 
Committee
    workers, booth rental and set up, etc.........it's just TOO easy to 
solve!!!!

    Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx
    www.marhaven.com





  Terry Cochran
  www.FairwayShepherds.com
  www.Rightdog.com RightDog Photography


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