I would love to tell you it is a long shot but there was a puppy fromt he 6 to 9 bitch class that did it in Washington state this pst weekend and she got a 5 point major. So it is possible. Terry robert dir <dir@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Many many years ago, a dog was shown in open after he was finished in order to get breeds and get him to the group. REASON--it used to take a long time to get your championship confirmation from the AKC. This no longer applies. Not saying it was right--was very frustrating to the rest of us showing open dogs--but great strategy. Sandi Card ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:38 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] how many singles is too many? > Hello everyone, > > I am seeing an odd trend developing here on the east coast. Some > exhibitors are showing their dogs to an excessive amount of single points. Some have > 15 or more singles, one I looked up had 28 single points! Most of these > points aren't from broken majors, they show the dogs even if the shows aren't > worth a major. These exhibitors seem to think they are going to win a group or > two to obtain their dogs majors. > I know this has always been done by some folks but with the diminishing > amount of major shows around local this seems to be spreading. > Shouldn't this behavior be frowned upon? I mean the odds of obtaining 1 > major by taking a group win is slim but 2 is very unlikely. I would like the > list to discuss this topic so hopefully some of the exhibitors in question > start to realize that its not that viable an option & that all they are doing is > taking singles that other dogs need. Or maybe I'm wrong, & this is an > acceptable way to try to finish a dog. I would love to hear the opinions from the > list. > > Bonnie Jenkins > BonJen.com > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================