[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: reason for lower entries
- From: Touchstonegsd <touchstonegsd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx" <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:10:55 -0700
I don't often respond to the list anymore but I believe that Linda is spot on
with this post.
Terry
Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 21, 2013, at 6:33 AM, Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Conformation Entries have been steadily dropping AT ALL SHOWS for many many
> years. The lowering conformation entry EVERY YEAR at our National
> (REGARDLESS of location) is also a fact.
> My opinion below relates more to specialty rings:
>
> - We are the only breed where it is desirable for our dogs to pull and
> charge out at the end of a 6 to 10 ft lead. An owner handler will not be
> successful for this reason.
>
>
> - Our dogs are not attractive to some in the general public. They
> prefer the German style, less rear angulation and frankly the people
> breeding the working dogs have done a very good job of trashing our
> temperament and "part frog" animals. This has diminished our pet market
> and ability to find pet homes. We find homes, but those who breed working
> lines are getting significant money for those puppies vs American
> breeding's.
>
>
> - Many of our handlers and conditioning/ trainers in our sport are
> showing and promoting their own dogs against clients dogs. This causes a
> conflict of interest; you are competing against the person you are paying
> and you also pay their expenses to haul their own interest.
>
>
> - Many breeders/handlers have been and continue to promote their own
> lines. That near sighted attitude has cost us dearly; we have bred
> ourselves into a bubble.
>
>
> - As our genetic pool becomes smaller, health issues arise and people
> walk away when their bloodline is filled with bloat, torsion, missing
> teeth, etc. We have had some wonderful people walk away from conformation
> because their entire line became lethal and the heartache was unbearable.
> - As we continue to stay within our own "camp" the circle keeps getting
> smaller. Think about almost every handler and known breeder. They promote
> certain bloodlines and have a circle of people around them who follow the
> same path. These are also are judges and they put up the same style of
> dogs.
> - Our local clubs (with few members in most cases) vote for judges who
> will like their dogs. Do we not keep seeing the same judges and also some
> trading of wins? It is getting fairly predictable to know who is going to
> show their dog where.
> - Our conformation ring is now a very controlled small pool of breeders,
> handlers, and judges. We have become self promoting and partial to camps.
> The smaller we become the more blatant we have become. Some judges don't
> blink twice and put up the right owner/breeder/handler. Heck there are
> only 20 people at ringside who raise an eyebrow; but heck ..... that dog
> who won does go back to their bloodline.
>
> JMO: Everyone has one.
>
>
> Linda Bankhead
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