[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Where have all the futurities gone?
- From: barbarar <domara4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: billie <arelee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:35:41 -0500
Thank you Beryl. You have said it eloquently to be sure!!
But, unfortunately the Futurities just mimic the specialties and that
might be how breeders, exhibitor's, and most others, look at it.
The idea that it is a puppy match is no longer part of the equation.
barbarar
billie wrote:
>In my opinion the reason that Futurities have become so important is the RED
>BOOK.
>I worked on the early Red Books with Cappy, as did others. The tabulations
>we did then, were just that, tabulations. There was no quest for top or top
>ten etc.
>It was originally set up as a breeders tool, enabling us to look at
>bloodline combinations that clicked.
>As we all know the Red Book has grown. In my opinion the quest for obtaining
>top sire or dam and the recognition it brings is more what it is about
>today.
>
>Beryl Eshom
>Arelee GSD
>Davis, Ca.
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>From: "barbarar" <domara4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 5:47 PM
>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Where have all the futurities gone?
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