[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: how many singles is too many?

  • From: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: dir@xxxxxxxxxx, BonJenShepherds@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:00:21 -0800 (PST)

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
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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
>
>
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