I'm sure the club would really appreciate the dollars a multi-day agility trial would pull in. IMHO, it doesn't seem practical for a specialty event, though. Agility trials are very labor intensive, as I'm sure you know! There's so many other things going on at a specialty that most people want to attend. I don't think you'd get many volunteers. You would have to look outside the club for workers. Don't forget it would be during the week, too.
I do like the idea of opening the trial to other breeds, after all Berners are accepted. It could still be a 1 day trial, but it would be a longer day. I think it would pay for itself and maybe even make some money. Marjie ed mcclure wrote: > > Personally, I think one agility day just for Berners and then perhaps two > open days is a great idea. The facility is already rented, at least one > judge is already there, and yes, agility trials are great money makers. The > site would have to be either in a large populated area or one that had > several motels though, to hold all the Berner people there for the specialty > as well as outside agility folks. Perhaps it could help offset the cost of > offering a full tracking test (TD/TDX/VST) and a second day of obedience. > Even though I had to pull from obedience in WV because my dog became ill, I > thought two obedience days was great. Our agility trial this past winter > gave the club a phenominal profit !!! With the preferred classes being out > east, I'm sure the Berner agility entries will increase. My biggest > concern would be that some performance people do not like to do more than > one venue a day - for example, many don't like to do agility and obedience > on the same day. I am OK with it, but I think we would have to find out how > the majority of those that do both feel about it. Probably the agility > and obedience should not be offered on the same day(s). The same especially > holds true of tracking, which in my experience is more draining on a dog > than obedience or agility.I can't speak for carting.What do others that do > both agility and obedience think? Does the BMDCA need the $$ that an > open agility trial would bring in? Is it worth the extra work? > > Denise McClure > Kato's Jester VCD1 OA OAJ AXJP > Brighteye Shooting Star TD >
