Lamentations of a Show Chairman
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By Sandy Weaver
Recently a show chairman was overheard to say, “I wish we’d just cancelled the show.”
Wow! Can COVID-19 be causing that much grief?
The answer is a resounding “yes.”
Since you’re reading this, you’re probably at least one of these:
1. Exhibitor
2. Judge
3. Club member
4. Show committee volunteer
5. Vendor
6. Steward
7. Superintendent staff
8. AKC staff
As someone who is involved with dog shows in some way, there probably was a point in 2020 when you wondered if shows would ever come back, and if they did, how they’d be different. Well, they are back, and they are different.
And everyone must play by the new and often-changing rules or shows will get shut down again. Some clubs may even decide to cancel shows until there is an effective vaccine and the pandemic has run its course.
Why are show chairmen pulling their hair out? Here’s just a sampling of the issues they’re facing:
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on Dec 11 2020. Filed under Current Articles, Featured.
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