Something to Bark About
First of all, wish all is well with Bob and Lynette. Heard you had an incident in your travels and hope you are all well. Hope to see you soon.
Now that the Federations are over, I would like to congratulate all those who did well and everyone else that participated in the events. I understand that in one of the events, not everyone could come to an agreement on a subject. Then at another event, things could have gone a lot better if we would have had more rabbits to participate in the fun. The four other major events went great. Those who were involved with the keeping of the statistics of the dogs for each event, all those who put in many hours on the grounds and clubhouses and the people who try to accommodate everyone…fantastic job. Also appreciate all the awards that Abba gave out. I understand when you have people coming from many different states, in this game of inches and opinions, not everyone is going to agree with all of the outcomes that the judges make especially if you don’t follow every brace. We should remember that they were picked to do the best job that they can. If one or two people don’t agree with their decisions don’t let it affect the outcome of the trial. Remember you can vote for someone else next time.
Now I hear talk that some of the Federations are considering going to a three-day trial rather than a five-day trial. I guess each one will make that decision on their own. The only part that I can’t understand is why some Federations run the derbies on the last two days of the trial when they have the least experience trailing the rabbits and the older dogs on the first day. You would think it would be easier for the derbies to go first when the strips are less disturbed. Another thought, if one is going to judge in multiple Federations, can we at least have the individual judge in a different class each time if possible? This way we can eliminate some of the barking that a judge likes a certain type of dog.
We need to understand that a lot people travel long distances and many hours to participate in this great sport. Everyone should try it at least once.
Let’s continue to have fun.
Bark! Bark! Bark!
A LITTLE BIT MORE TO BARK ABOUT REGARDING THE FEDERATIONS
While thinking about the Federations, there would be no problem if all six of them would agree to go with the same profile three days each or five days as it is now. What would happen if not all the Federations would be in agreement and some want to stay with five days and others want to go with three days. How would the points be calculated when you have a 13” and 15” class versus a combined class to find out the overall winners.
In my opinion, it needs to be all one way or the other. Let’s make it easy.
