[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Performance & Confirmation
- From: Sally <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:02:35 -0600
Until this recent change was there still a requirement for the dog to have a
blue ribbon in a conformation show?
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On Feb 8, 2012, at 12:57 PM, "fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi All;
> Allow dogs who are shown in Obedience be eligible for the GV award even if
> they have faults is should be totally acceptable. Dogs in performance are
> shown for their ability to learn and perform specific exercises, not based on
> the confirmation standard, it is not a beauty contest. Performance folks put
> a lot of time and energy training their dogs, so why should they not be
> eligible.
>
> I began my love of the sport with an ILP GSD in the late 70's, if any of you
> know who Flora Beckemeyer was, Sheba could have been her daughter. She would
> have never received a breed ribbon, but she was smart and a super worker.
>
> Since dogs and bitches that are altered are eligible for this award, why not
> any other GSD?
>
> If you want to compete in confirmation, you want a dog that is as close to
> the standard as possible. If you are competing in performance, you want good
> hips, elbows, temperament and brains, you are not looking at the beauty part.
>
> I have to be honest, I do not know of any other breed that would disqualify
> dogs from performance awards due to breed standard disqualifcations.
>
> By the way, my second Obedience dog, before I became involved in confirmation
> was a Reno grandson, who had his breed ribbon, so if I showed him at the
> National he would have qualified for the Obedience GV and guess what he was
> coated. He was double coated and got his ribbon at a small AB show.
>
> Cathy
> Kelstar
>
>
>
> fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> EarthLink Revolves Around You.
>
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