GRIFF MAN wrote:FDump your right to a certain degree it would be "easier" to run mini invitationals instead of one large invite, but that would cause more problems! The issue with mini invites would be that it would not give every dog entered a equal opportunity on the same running grounds.Yes, you still have dogs run on different days and different fields but it is all held the same general area and the same weekend. If you ran a mini test and lets say SD had a test and every one new the water at SD was easier than Iowa everyone would go to run at SD to have a better chance to pass. Yes, there are standards but you can have sights easier than others and that would dilute the importance of the VC.
GriffMan
I can understand that but then it raises the question is the UT test diluted? Are UT prizes from certain chapters look down on compared to other chapters? Or what about a VC in Iowa vs Ohio?
I’m obviously not the authority by any means to figure it all out but from an outsider coming into the organization these are some things that jumped out to me. It seems weird that a testing format would push a national championship when everything else is regional.