With a turn out like last weekends event, 150 dogs, in comparison to other big events how was this event ran. With such a large number of dogs, was it not taxing on the judges? With the amount of dogs that were competing, was there a difference in judging from the first dogs of the day to the last. Same goes for helper work.
Given the amount of dogs there should there not be a higher requirment to enter? Say even a 270, or better, but must be earned at a Regional Trial, or even have a club in each state host's a Nationals Qualifier each year, that is judged at a Championship level?
While it is great support for the people to compete just come to show, I think the entry standard needs to be raised. Even if the 270 bit stays in place, it should be attained in a Championship type trial? What do you think?
I think something needs to change. Look at the BSP, they have to have three qualifing scores to enter, granted, there are a lot more dogs there, but still. I think a lot of people enter because it is close and they had a score good enough to enter, not because the dog is of Nationals caliber.
I agree that there is a ton more dogs competing for a chance to go to the BSP. USA is also not divided like the SV's LG's so thier system would not work. However it seems that these events are alot of the time increasing in numbers.
I feel that we need a Championship Level trial in deciding what dogs get to compete. It will give the competitors an edge to train harder to get into the Nationals, and make it more intresting for the people that come to watch.
It has been suggested by a few people to use each area's regional as an event quailfier; this is a good idea, however for some it may be to hard for someone to travel to another state to compete, then have to travel to the Nationals, so I feel that in addition to that, each state should host a quailfer each year for those that cannot travel.
I don't know if that would really help people who live in large states. For example here, I had to drive 3 hrs just to get to my club trial, what is the difference in 3 or 6? you still will have to get a room some place. Yeah, for people in RI or CT it would be great, but for someone in CA they may have had to go farther than if they went to a regional competition. I see your logic, but I think if your goal is to go to the nationals, you will travel.
Maybe, but look at it this way, if I live in Miami and the Regionals is in SC I have to drive at least 13 hours one way, and then the stay for the trial, and so on; this turns into a big expense, and is time consuming. In Germany this never happens.
If for say California, you can have two, one south and one North. I am not talking about have a huge event, but a trial that is judged on a Championship level. If we restrict the Nationals to the entries from the Regionals, then there will normally only be the same faces competing, with just a few new one's every now and again. If we tighten up, but yet broaden our requirement, then it will help weed out some of the weaker dogs. Until the sport grows large enough that there are many clubs in each state. One of our states is the size of alot of the European countries. It is a hardship for someone to travel out of state twice a year to show a dog. If this is the case then I feel that the Nationals will be monopolized, and growth will be stunted for the sport.
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