[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Selects
- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: walflwr2@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:10:00 -0400
Nope. I'm in favor of 10%............just not Selects and Awards of
Merit. I don't see the difference..........
Peggy
walflwr2@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Peggy;
>
> As you know in other breeds, at the National level, they usually only
> give Select/Award of Merit designations to 10% of the Specials
> entered, PERIOD. Do we really believe the depth of quality in our
> breed at our National is so significantly superior to breeds such as
> Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Doberman Pinschers, Pembroke
> Welsh Corgis or any of the other breeds that do adhere to this formula
> and only award it to the truly outstanding as to justify unlimited
> Selects?
>
>
> Lanalee
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: walflwr2@xxxxxxx
> Cc: EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx; board@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:24:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Selects
>
> I think that in other breeds the Award of Merit is much the same as
> our Select...at least I think they intended it to be so. In other
> words, Selects and Awards of Merit mean that these were the ones who
> pushed hard for the Breed win...and who were in it until the end. I
> don't see the point in having Selects AND Awards of Merit....seems
> silly to me.
> Unless, of course, the Award of Merit means you're giving some
> kind of rewards to your friends...........what other reason could
> there be?
> Peggy
>
> walflwr2@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>The actual motion that I made on Sunday was to start discussion on the Select
>>issue for the next meeting. The actual motion was to allow the judge to
>>award "Select" only to 10% of the Best of Breed entry as entered and
>>irrespective of sex and to further allow the judge to present "Award of
>>Merit" awards, up to 10 in each sex, to the other animals that were, in the
>>judge's opinion, of meritorious quality.
>>
>>The Select award was created by the GSDCA to acknowledge those animals that
>>in the judge's opinion were of close to equal quality to the Best of Breed
>>and Best of Opposite.
>>Select animals should be of such outstanding quality, that on any other given
>>day, they could have won the top award. While we all may think our animals
>>fit that category, in reality there are only a few that do. This award
>>should be for those 'select' few, but by creating an 'award of merit' we are
>>allowing the judge to acknowledge up to 20 more animals that they felt were
>>of exceptional quality or potential.
>>
>>With this two-tiered approach, we are not limiting the judge as much as
>>expanding it while not deluting the best-of-the-best award. Also, the AKC
>>limits a judge to pick the best animal when they have to pick Best of Breed.
>>Are we next going to approach the AKC and say "Our breed is of such
>>outstanding depth of quality, we need to be allowed to let our judges topick
>>more than one Best of Breed? When a judge judges, they have to make some
>>hard decisions. Limiting our "Select" award to 10% of the entry MAKES the
>>cream rise to the top. Creating the "Award of Merit" allows the judge the
>>latitutde to say, these dogs may not be equal to the Grand Victor or Grand
>>Victrix, but are of such outstanding quality, they deserve recognition.
>>
>>It could be a "Win -Win" proposition for the club, the judge, the exhibitor
>>and the Breed.
>>
>>Lanalee Jorgensen
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx
>>To: board@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:08:40 EDT
>>Subject: Selects
>>
>>
>> There are a few very very vocal people who do not like the limits on
>> selects.
>>I for one think it's a good idea. The title of select should be held in high
>>esteem. Not tossed around like so much paper. But if the MAJORITY of the
>>membership wanted no limit I could live with that. I could not live with it
>>if a few persistent people swayed the board.
>> Frederick Migliore
>>
>>
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