Hi Ann, Well I won't say I agree with the idea of not showing in majors when you don't need them but I have witnessed people get ticked off when someone took a major when they only needed a single point...so it sort of reinforced to me that this was not the considerate thing to do. Your right, if you only show in Specialties...it seems pretty silly to travel half way across the country looking for a small speciality show just so you don't take a major from someone else. Cindy ANN SCHULTZ <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Cindy, Many specialty dogs, especially in this area, are only going to be entered in major shows. Most specialty shows are usually majors at least in this area and I don't think there is anything wrong in finishing a dog in that fashion. There are some dogs that I just won't chance taking under an all arounder. Many times it can be a crap shot . My last dog to finish, Ch Mechanical Bull of Edan, finished with all majors, (4) the last three over 19 days time. I am certainly not going to enter and stay home if it's a major. I do not show a dog that just needs majors at a minor point show or if the major breaks, unless there is a possibility of getting one by going breed over specials. Ann Cinosam GSD <cinosamgsd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Considering how hard majors are to come by, I wouldn't enter my dog that already had both majors in a show that I knew would be a major especially if I only needed one or two points. However if I had already paid my entry fee and then found it it was a major, I would definitely go ahead and show him. I've been told that it is sort of an unspoken rule not to show a dog in a major when you have both majors.....I dont' find that most people follow that rule. You do see dogs advertised in the Review all the time "FINISHED WITH FOUR MAJORS!!!". With entries down as much as they are, it could be that my dog is what holds the major so I don't expect too many people to complain...unless I win of course. Cindy solanagsd wrote: Why would you pull an aminal IF it needed single points??? The two bitches we finished this year both finished with 4 majors??? Should I have NOT shown them because they already had 2 majors??? I think NOT what does everyone else think??? Deborah Gebhard Solana Shepherds, MI ----- Original Message ----- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:09 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: how many singles is too many? That's usually a no-win situation. I've had "mad" stares when I didn't show up with a dog when the entry dropped to 2 points, and a couple of us, needing single points, didn't put the dog in. And then I've done the opposite, to hold the "point" and won and got "mad" stares. You just have to do your best and live with yourself. Stormy In a message dated 1/17/06 10:02:17 AM, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx writes: > I have to ask. Do you keep your dog in and hold the show to a point or do > you pull your dog and the show has no points? Do you stay home and have the > show drop from 2 to 1.?? > Terry > Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.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. 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