“teAMwork! thIS IS the SIngle MoSt IMportAnt thIng...”
6. What is the most rewarding part of this position? Seeing it all come together successfully. I get there Friday morning and start setting-up and by that afternoon an empty arena now looks like a dog show with rings set-up and vendors in place! Then on Sunday my team and I put it all back the way it was. 7. What is the most challenging? Getting enough people to work the show. A lot of people do not realize that is why we are losing shows. They do not have enough folks willing to work the shows. The cost of putting on a show is really high when you consider what you have to pay the judges, the superintendent and ring stewards… not to mention food for the volunteers. 8. Tell us what made your most successful show work. Teamwork! This is the single most important thing; folks who work well together! 9. Was there a “nightmare” show for you and why? There were two nightmare shows! In Longview one year I lost four judges two weeks prior to the show. It was tough back then. The judge’s list was not online! You had a book that was printed once a year and I resorted to the old Gazette , reading the secretary minutes for newly approved judges to help fill my panel! The second nightmare was with Caddo Kennel Club. I was their first show chair and helped them to get off the ground,
but their very first show suffered a financial loss, because the club had voted to do certain things that were not fiscally wise. So it was very scary planning at the second show! Clubs would like to make all the decisions, but in reality it is a business and someone ultimately has to be in charge and making sure that the financial needs are covered. We finished the second show with a profit and it has been all uphill since. Some people think that clubs should not make a profit, but without making a profit the shows would become obsolete. 10. What is the funniest thing you’ve ever seen happen at a show? One year at the Longview Show, the ex-pens were set up in the same area as the automatic water system so when the sprinklers came on, it was a mad rush getting all the dogs (including Poodles) out! I am sure they were very unhappy, but it was also very funny! 11. What can judges do to ensure a show’s success? Be realistic in their fees charged. Be kind to the exhibi- tors, always with an eye to help newcomers to ensure there will be a next generation! 12. What can exhibitors do to contribute to the success of a show? Enter! Be polite. Help all the newcomers without trying to sell them another dog.
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