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Why do people enter so many dogs in shows? Once you make a 5-point major there isn't anything to gain is there? I mean, why enter 30 dogs in one show? Frankly, even if I wanted to I couldn't afford it and I just don't see the point of it. I guess if the same dog always wins it would help that dog make it to #1 but otherwise, why? I see it happening in several breeds and it makes it a bit daunting for other exhibitors. (Posting for a friend).

That is my bug bear too. What it does is increase the number of dogs needed for a major.
Actions have consequences.

Carol

- Gets dogs on the All-Time list
- Easier to session all and enter all than to remember who out of 30 were sessioned
- Don't care or not thinking about others
- Gets kennel up to top kennel in breed, which may increase sales
- Gets kennel name familiar among breeders
- Intimidation factor
- Fun
- Squashes small breeders and forces them to become more competitive or quit breed
- Have multiple nice dogs and want to see who will win against who

That's all I can think of.

I think the worst is handler hogging. It's a dream when there's lots of entries and no one books handlers - then the best dogs truly win without handler bias!

I have seen high entries in breeds from kennels and none of their dogs ever win too so that's why I say handler hogging in every show with tons of entries hurts other breeders the most in my opinion.

Last I knew, champions didn't count towards the schedule, only class entries? I can't stand handler hogging or entering over the 5pt major limit.

I wonder what the highest point scale is.

This was pretty bad.



But it only lasted 1 month thankfully.

I think when you are playing with 100 SOP breeds, they are all sessioned up to showable, and all are entered. I do this in no handler shows so I can see which ones to keep. There are many times I've sold a winner only to have kept the losers.

My pet peeve is players in one breed with high SOPs that don't share their bloodlines (I respect that), but then they enter EVERY show with a class dog & bitch and a specials dog & bitch all with handlers, therefor leaving it almost impossible to gain points much less majors or Grands.

Basically private shows, yup.