there are more then twice as many majors available at all breed shows then at specialties.when dogs get minored out they are not shown at minors any longer. after i got two quick majors on one bitch the handler told me she was finished. it took two years to get those little points but we did not take a major we did not need from another bitch. ----- Original Message ----- From: arelee_1020@xxxxxxxxxxx Date: Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:11 am Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] thisa and thata To: NHANSBURG@xxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Norma, I take offense at the following two points of your post. > Of course you are entitled to your opinion, just as I am entitled > to mine. > I have had GSD that have finished with all majors, some of these > won or > placed in classes at regional Fut. and Mat, the GSDCA National etc. > In my > opinion, these dogs are the "specialty" dogs, not the all breed dogs. > Of the multiple Champions who have finished under the Arelee name, > only one > got his 2 majors from an all breed show. I did not own that dog, we > were the > breeders. He was beautiful standing, sound, red and black, clean > coming and > going etc., but never ever would have "cut it" in the specialty ring. > I have never thought that by taking all majors when you campaign a > dog, you > were preventing another dog from getting a major. A deserving dog will > finish, in either venue. And as someone once said...."the cream > rises to the > top." > > If an exhibitor continues to rack up unneeded single points on > their GSD, > that is more of a problem in my opinion than taking all majors. > > JMOHO > > Beryl Eshom > Arelee GSD > Davis, CA > ----- Original Message ----- a > From: <NHANSBURG@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: <germanshepherds4show@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 5:58 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] thisa and thata > > > > 3.He is talking about the fact that if 100 dogs are being shown and > > fifty of them finish with three or more majors that does not > leave any > > majors for the other fifty dogs.For every extra major your dog takes > > there is some dog out there that isnt going to get one. Its like > > sharing a pie or a pizza and someone taking an extra slice > leaving no > > slice for someone else. Wait until you have a dog with twenty > reserves> and see h > > ow you feel about it? > > > > 4. There are many select dogs out there who finished with extra > majors> because they were too faulty to get a single point from an > All Breed > > Show. > > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================