[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: and the difference is.........
- From: "Jack Kilgour" <jackkilgour@xxxxxxx>
- To: <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx>, <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 22:08:33 -0700
What a WONDERFUL email Stormy! Thoughtful and balanced....
HIT is awesome, and it must have felt great....definitely the "Best in Show"
in a performance ring.
I sure hope our conformation numbers come around in time. If we do not get
back to the great triple digit entries at Specialties or Futurities - if All
Breeds continue to be so low...let's at least try to "raise the bar" as high
as possible by breeding, handling and judging the very best we can. Animals
that typify our standard - confident, functional, working dogs!
I'm not sure I want to see our ring sizes get smaller <g>......that's where
coaching/mentoring new handlers (especially Juniors) is so important. I
believe we're coming back on track !
Thanks Stormy,
jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Stormy Hope
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 9:38 PM
To: Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx
Cc: crosswind45@xxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: and the difference is.........
Entries aren't down with the GSD. Entries are down in the
Conformation rings with the GSD.
As far as goose bumps. I got goose bumps and a huge thrill when I
watched a great GSD performance dog trialing in any performance ring.
I merely got "Whew, got through THAT one" when I was trialing,
though. And getting HIT (I did it ONCE LOL) when competing against 40
or 50 dogs? Wow! Practising obedience, to me, wasn't any more boring
than running circles with them, teaching them to "Turn!" at the
corners, or come into a good stack, move straight on the down and
back. Just different exercises. Actually, when they start picking
up the idea of nosing out the right article... and move that knowledge
into fun tracking stuff in the house... Fun with our dogs!
I loved the conformation rings when I was in there running around.
And to have a judge point at me was indeed a thrill. I stopped
enjoying the shows as much after I stopped "playing" in the rings
myself. Of course, life intervened, but then I brainwashed myself
into thinking I needed a handler.... even in the small rings.
I went back in the rings at the UKC shows and again felt the "fun" of
showing.
My question is... How many of us 'oldsters' would go back in the ring
if the ring wasn't so darn big and we didn't feel as if we had to do
the 50 yard dash? Some of us are moving to other breeds in order to
keep having that fun... hmmmm
Storm
better get back to 'my' work. <G>
On Aug 4, 2012, at 9:21 PM, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx wrote:
The difference between subjective and objective..........subjective
easily
understood, objective, not so much. LOL
Have many reasons why I feel entries are down with GSD's but most are
not
what people want to hear. So carry on.............
Molly
In a message dated 8/4/2012 7:18:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
crosswind45@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Another reason performance entries are up is that if the handler is
prepared and the dog well trained, the team qualifies/passes/
certifies/whatever.
If points are deducted or failure occurs, usually you know why, and
if you
do not, the judge hands you a paper explaining it, so you know how to
improve the performance. Even though there is only one High in
Trial, etc.,
many people get qualifying legs on their titles which is a positive
reinforcement. Conformation--not so much.
Stephanie Cross
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