Evan you are too fun Steven In a message dated 8/14/2010 11:19:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: In a message dated 8/14/10 9:07:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx writes: Something that would cut travel out and keep everyone in their own region.....have 1 judge who does all the futurities each year. Would be like that national.....you take your chance on what you get. Sure that is not popular, but would keep regions supporting their own. I suggested this years ago when I was on the Futurity Committee. I do admit, it was mixed in with a bunch of other suggestions that were "tongue in cheek." Here are some of my ideas. Have whoever is doing Specials travel the country to do the futurities. Have all dogs name be put in a bowl, and at the start of each class have handlers take a name. All fees would be pooled and divided equally to each handler as they handle. Have the judges wear a mask, so no one knows who it is and do not announce who it is going to be. Do not announce the judge, and just let everyone show up and take a chance. All of these were in response to the suggestions that we cut down the regions to make the classes bigger, (something that strikes me as one of the dumbest ideas of all time), and to keep everyone showing in their own region. My latest idea, (not just mine) was to increase the regions for a qualifiying futurity, then hold six semi-finals to see who goes to the national. I know Carol is considering all ideas. Some of mine should be ignored. But, maybe not all of them. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================