just a question.. how do you suppose majors are made?? by people ENTERING..!! You can screw up a show royally by making "assumptions".. and once entered, if everyone pulled their dogs because they didn't need a major after all, there is a chance the major was broken.. in my estimation this topic has gone form the ridiculous to the sublime.. you show dogs, you take your chances at the points JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE... sounds like people want it made easier to finish their dogs by eliminating dogs that might be the competition.. I say if you have a dog worthy of a CH.. enter away.. Nothing I like better than to see an "under dog" come forward and scoop the points! LOL!! And it happens often enough, that's for sure.. Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com/biologic.htm for TESTIMONIALS Give your dogs the Ultimate in Nutritional Support! BiologicVETNx -the PERFECT supplementation for Raw Diets! http://www.biologicnr.com/biologicvetnx/ Contact Shadowacre for breeder program Information ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erika Brink" <erikasgsds@xxxxxxxxx> To: "show list" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 5:57 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] singles and majors! > 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!!!" > Cindy > > That is the craziest rule I have ever heard of! And we have never considered it wrong to show a dog that has both majors in a major show....the point is to finish your dog....our last bitch finished with 5 majors....if we would of dropped out of every major show in our area, she wouldn't of been shown for a year! It is different when you are taking minor points that you do not need away from another dog.....a dog with its majors can finish with or without the minor points but a dog that has minored out and needs it majors cannot finish with those newly acquired minor points and is only taking them from someone else. Glad we are retired from this nonsense..... > Erika and Kristi > Gaitaway Shepherds > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos > Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. > > ============================================================================ > 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. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ 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. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================