Re: Rally Obedience 2004

2003-06-19 Thread Tom Jaskiewicz
Want Rally at BMDCA specialties in the future? Lobby for it and, as an added carrot, volunteer to help make it a reality. This is half right. Let me try: Want Rally at BMDCA specialties in the future? Volunteer to help make it a reality. Specialties are run by 100% volunteer effort. Any

Re: Rally Obedience 2004 discussion

2003-06-19 Thread Pat Tackett
Marjie, Sorry to step on toes but Susan is involved with the 2004 now, she's the BMDCA co-laison to the BMD2004 list as of about a month ago. I believe she did say Rally was a great success at 2003 -- BTW I was not at 2003 so sure don't know what all happened there especially concerning 'sod'

Re: Rally Obedience 2004

2003-06-18 Thread Seleya8
Is it really fair to second guess every decision a Specialty comittee makes? I can understand the concerns about the Lancaster County issue -- I'm not arguing the merits of the boycott, I'm much more concerned about the potential of people being unwilling to attend because of it. But now that a

Re: Rally Obedience 2004

2003-06-18 Thread Marjie
Susan (co chair of 2003 specialty) was very supportive of Rally in Long Beach. She helped immensely with set up and anything else I asked, (remember the sod incident ?) Susan even managed to show her dog in obedience, all the while running around like a crazy woman to make sure everything was pe

Re: Rally Obedience 2004

2003-06-18 Thread Pat Tackett
Marjie, Those were my arguments with the 2004 Show committee, I was blasted out of the water though for even quizzing about it being offered. Maybe others can sway Cindy Still, Helen Thornton, Denise Dean and Susan Henderson minds about being open to offer Rally Obedience -- they all say there i

Re: Rally Obedience 2004

2003-06-17 Thread Sharon Montville
> From: Marjie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hopefully, Rally will be a titling venue by the time > of the 2004 Specialty. It was recommended by the > AKC Obedience Advisory Committee. The best guesses > so far is April of 2004 when it will officially > happen. The current thinking is that it will be a

Re: Rally Obedience 2004

2003-06-17 Thread Marjie
Hopefully, Rally will be a titling venue by the time of the 2004 Specialty. It was recommended by the AKC Obedience Advisory Committee. The best guesses so far is April of 2004 when it will officially happen. The current thinking is that it will be a whole separate venue from Obedience. Of cour

Re: Rally Obedience 2004

2003-06-17 Thread Pat Tackett
Penny, While I argued for Rally Obedience I've been told that no it is not going to be offered :-( Pat T. Texas This letter has been delivered unencrypted. We'd like to remind you that the full protection of e-mail correspo

Re: Rally

2003-03-08 Thread Canine-Corner
Y and/or Mid-Hudson Kennel Association, Ltd. Referral Chair/Instructor "A DOG IS THE ONLY RELATIVE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE SO CHOOSE WISELY!" - Original Message - From: "Marjie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Bernese Mount

Re: Rally

2003-03-07 Thread Marjie
Susan Berlin wrote: > Okay, I give up: what's a Rally? > Rally is a relatively new sport we can participate in with our dogs. Although its called Rally Obedience, it should be called 'Just Fun.' The main feature of Rally, sometimes called Rally-O, is that the handler may talk, encourage, clap