[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: same day shows concept

  • From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <ELG440@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 16:11:30 -0700

I've watched puppies around our property since "before dirt"  and never ceased 
to be amazed at how they will, and
can,  play all day long by 6 months of age.   They may become mentally bored 
going in a ring twice in one day but
I don't think they are so exhausted they cannot show or move around a ring a 
few times.  
UNWILLING and stubborn  maybe..........<G>..........but not exhausted.
Heard someone comment recently that two shows in one day is just too hard on 
the dogs?
Isn't this a Herding Breed.........bred to herd sheep and work all day long??   
 
Maybe we should take a second look at a dog that cannot move around the ring 
with presence twice in one day?
<G>
Didn't we once have shows with entries so big that lasted so long that Clubs 
had to hire two judges for one show,
and the handlers had to 'switch off'  to keep going??   When did this Breed 
become so weak as to not handle going 
around in a circle a few times twice in one day?? 
My thought is that if the dog cannot handle two small shows in one 
day........why not only enter one show.    But as a 
Judge,  wouldn't you want to know a dog couldn't gait in a circle a few times 
in two shows in one day?
SURELY traveling the same distance on another weekend has to be hard on the 
dogs too....AND the drivers. 
<G>
Some worry about Club members becoming tired putting on two shows in one day.   
YEP....it is tiring......but certainly no more tiring than another show weekend 
to have to drive to,  load again , unload
again, pick up judges, set up rings all over again,  send out Premium Lists and 
mail again,  Type up Entries again, 
Print out Catalogs again,and clean up the show grounds again, AND find enough 
willing and able Club workers to give
up yet another weekend and work again.....AND then, spend the rest of the Club 
year meeting and planning the second
show!   . ( no wonder we can't get new members )  ( Not to mention  
'requirements'  AKC  has our Clubs fulfill now )
All the time HOPING that we have Exhibitors willing to support our Show and 
Judges again enough to make that long
drive and expenses for themselves and their handler all over again.    In truth 
with entries what they are now we can 
easily manage two shows on Saturday and two shows on Sunday and be done!    It 
gives the Exhibitors and handlers 
four Judge choices in one weekend and all in one trip.........and frees up more 
weekends for everyone.
If more Specialty Clubs and or All Breeds would start planning on two shows in 
one day.....that would free up a lot
more weekends for Clubs getting more available weekend dates for our Futurities 
and Shows without  bumping heads 
with another Club and their show weekend.   A little more Organization......but 
more worthwhile entries for the work.

Carolyn    marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com


---- Original Message ----- 
From: cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx To: ELG440@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 
Saturday, May 29, 2010 7:58 AMSubject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: , same day concept

My first experience with the two shows in one day (outdoors) came last weekend 
in Oklahoma. In the morning, 
Carolyn Herbel gave WD to the 6-9 puppy dog.  When I judged at 2 PM for the 
Tulsa club, the puppy was exhausted 
and did not show well.  So my conclusion is that two shows in the same day in a 
warm weather site can be hard on the animals.  
I am not worried about the handlers as they have the choice to show or not to 
show.  Now, my experience with two shows in one day inside in the air 
conditioned atmosphere is totally different.  The first show was an all breed 
and the specialty was after BIS.  This gave the dogs a long time to adapt to 
the conditions and recover from the first show.  I think there are good and bad 
things associated with the two show concept just as there are in all of our 
lives.  The clubs need to do what is best for survival.  D.D.

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