[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: mixed breeds competing in AKC

  • From: grnram415@xxxxxxx
  • To: Sue.Mazzeo@xxxxxxxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:27:31 -0500

Ok, so how about working with local AB agility clubs to host agility trials?  
They have the equipment and the money.  Agility trials bring in big bucks for 
these clubs.  The deal is, one would have to be open to the club's rules for 
entries.  The upside, they have judges at the ready if needed.  Working 
together with other AB clubs, especially in performance events, could benefit 
both the specialty clubs as well as the AB clubs.  Why don't we do more of 
that, even in conformation?  Other breeds do.  Thoughts?

Laura  





-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Mazzeo <Sue.Mazzeo@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l digest users <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 10:49 am
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: mixed breeds competing in AKC


Stormy,

he answer to overcoming the obstacles is money.  Money to buy the land to hold 
he trials. Money to buy the equipment.  Money to run a well run trial.  Money 
o hire the help necessary to make it a well run trial.

oney, the thing that most specialty clubs have in very short supply.

n the absence of the necessary money, the clubs do the best they can.  I know 
hat in Northern California, many of the clubs giving agility and 
bedience/rally trials don't fill.  Some of the clubs have stopped giving the 
rials because they were losing money.   As for tracking, there is ALWAYS a 
aiting list for tracks, just not enough area to be able to satisfy everyone.

ue Mazzeo
rom: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
ubject: Re: mixed breeds competing in AKC
ate: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:21:07 -0800
ere are the obstacles correctly stated.  What can be done to overcome  
hem?
torm
n Jan 21, 2010, at 10:02 AM, ejdegen@xxxxxxx wrote:
> As someone else has already stated, it might be "possible" to add  
 judges, however it is usually not PRACTICAL in agility trials.   
 Besides the SPACE required (which usually isn't available); the  
 additional equipment needed is not normally available and even if it  
 would be, it is extremely expensive.

 Stormy asks "why aren't more specialty clubs offering them"....well,  
 they need to be approved to do it and it does take a *lot* of  
 workers!  Some of my favorite trials to go to, tho, are run by some  
 "other" breed specialty clubs.  They've committed to the time and  
 work it takes to put on the trials, they pick good judges (agility  
 may be a "mostly" objective sport with the actual judging, but the  
 judges design the courses, so we like judges that design decent  
 courses!), they give great incentives to work their trials and they  
 have them in good locations on safe equipment.

 Tracking is usually limited by space required as well as workers.   
 You need experienced people to be tracklayers.  Tracking judges and  
 workers commit to working ALL DAY two days in a row (one day  
 plotting tracks, the next day running them).  It is a lot of work  
 and, depending on the terrain, can be exhausting.  Tracking is not a  
 money making event...but we greatly appreciate any clubs that commit  
 to putting them on! :-)

 Course C is limited because of the numerical limits a judge can  
 judge per day (because of the length of time each run requires) as  
 well as the large number of sheep required for the course.  It takes  
 a lot of sheep to do Course C and they need to be conditioned to be  
 worked on Course C or no one will enter!  You also need a very large  
 area for Course C and most places just don't have the ability to  
 have multiple courses set up.

 Julie Degen
 www.caissonkennels.com 
 "A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both ends!"

 In a message dated 1/21/2010 10:47:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
tormy435@xxxxxxx 
  writes:
 Julie raises some important points and there are more questions than
 answers.



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