Opens With No Trophies

[Rob Rixon]

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Would you attend an Open and run your dogs if there were NO TROPHIES.

The entry fee could be less that half the present level.

What do owners do with all their Open Trophies?

We can't give prize money but we could reduce the entry to say £2.00. :blink:

 

[kim & Tilly]

i think it is nice to get something to remember the day, but saying that mine never win so i dont get nice things anyhow

(oh only the time won her first heat and something else)

 

[Paula Roberts]

I think when you first start out trophys are great but after being in the sport for 15 years they all have ended up in 2 big boxes under the bed, whatever the dogs win this year are on show then they go up in the box at xmas time and we start all over again the year after, i would rather have cheaper entry fees but i do have 4/5 dogs running so it does work out a bit expensive.

 

[springfield]

Would definately say trophies,Newcomers to racing prefer trophies,its a better sense of achievement.

- World cup -

or

- World pint glass -

 

[Joanna]

As a newcomer to Open racing, I think I might feel a bit short changed if my dog was placed for the first time and came home empty handed. I don't think a large trophy would be required but a momento of the oocasion which didn't need dusting would be nice. My little Fynn won a heat at the Andover charity Open this year and he got a lovely little medal. I actually carry it in my purse, small, inexpensive but it means a great deal to me

 

[kim & Tilly]

As a newcomer to Open racing, I think I might feel a bit short changed if my dog was placed for the first time and came home empty handed. I don't think a large trophy would be required but a momento of the oocasion which didn't need dusting would be nice. My little Fynn won a heat at the Andover charity Open this year and he got a lovely little medal. I actually carry it in my purse, small, inexpensive but it means a great deal to me

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We won a slip lead, which i use every day and a blanket, small things but like you say nice to remember the run by....

For dogs like tilly who are show bred and slow, if they win something it means loads :thumbsup:

 

[Darcia]

Your opinions to this definately change after you have been running for awhile, when we at Glos talked about changing away from trophies I was dead against it as to get even a rosette was such a nice thing but now I would be more than happy with maybe a nice printed A5 certificate on cardboard that I could put into a folder and keep. Maybe just a proper prize/trophy for 1st place and then certificates for the rest?

 

[BeeJay]

Your opinions to this definately change after you have been running for awhile, when we at Glos talked about changing away from trophies I was dead against it as to get even a rosette was such a nice thing but now I would be more than happy with maybe a nice printed A5 certificate on cardboard that I could put into a folder and keep. Maybe just a proper prize/trophy for 1st place and then certificates for the rest?

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Why not just give lovely rosettes. Personally I like nice rosettes. They take up little space and can be decorative.

I don't like the idea of bits of cards but that is because of going to champ shows I always thought that they were miserly, cheap and unworthy.

 

[kim & Tilly]

Your opinions to this definately change after you have been running for awhile, when we at Glos talked about changing away from trophies I was dead against it as to get even a rosette was such a nice thing but now I would be more than happy with maybe a nice printed A5 certificate on cardboard that I could put into a folder and keep. Maybe just a proper prize/trophy for 1st place and then certificates for the rest?

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Why not just give lovely rosettes. Personally I like nice rosettes. They take up little space and can be decorative.

I don't like the idea of bits of cards but that is because of going to champ shows I always thought that they were miserly, cheap and unworthy.

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I love rosettes, that one Judy gave me for Tilly clearing her trials meant so much to me, it brought tears to my eyes and i will always remember that day :thumbsup:

 

[BeeJay]

>I love rosettes, that one Judy gave me for Tilly clearing her trials meant so much to me, it brought tears to my eyes and i will always remember that day

What you've just written Kim is why I don't think that trophies/rosettes should be done away with.

 

[IanGerman]

Ok, we can see two distinct opinions here, so how about this compromise ...

Cheaper entry fees (all say yay!)

The hosting club buys a small number of trophies on sale or return basis (needs some good negotiating with your supplier but not impossible - I know of one that will) Obviously they can't have engraved plates attached, but those could be purchased after the event in the exact numbers needed and posted on to the trophy winners.

The people who then DO want a trophy (and obviously who have won one) can BUY their trophy and have the engraving sent on later. Maybe the hosting club would consider subsidising the cost to the winner - just an afterthought )

Note to Nigel: Why has my avatar stopped bouncing his balls?

 

[kim & Tilly]

>I love rosettes, that one Judy gave me for Tilly clearing her trials meant so much to me, it brought tears to my eyes and i will always remember that day 
What you've just written Kim is why I don't think that trophies/rosettes should be done away with.

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no i love the rosettes, like you say they are small, cheap (i think) and really lovely.... :huggles:

 

[June Jonigk]

This is a question that keeps cropping up at clubs, and there is no right answer. Everyone has their own opinion - personally I think rosettes are dust collectors, and while we normally display them for a couple of weeks, they then get chucked away (or if we display them on the dogs cages, they get eaten!!!). I, like many others would rather have a reduced entry fee, especially when running a few dogs, and considering the increasing cost of fuel and entry fees. That said, I would never want to take away that wonderful feeling of pride and excitement when a newcomers dog wins its first trophy. It meant the world to us all those years ago.

I like the idea of having useful items though, instead of plastic trophies. The blankets we have won this year have been brilliant.

I like your idea Ian, but I fear it would be so difficult to work No one would volunteer for the trophy steward job in future! :unsure:

 

[kim & Tilly]

i just cant see an event with no trophies or rosettes....

if you have been at it for years, then i guess you wont want another one, that is if you have good fast runners,

but for new comers or people with dogs to which winning is a rareity not the norm, it means everything...

Why my daughter used to dance she got quite a few, not as many as some mind, but even though they are up in the loft at the moment, i still know they all mean something and are special......

God look at me and my sentmental post :- "

 

[slimfast]

I think when you first start out trophys are great but after being in the sport for 15 years they all have ended up in 2 big boxes under the bed, whatever the dogs win this year are on show then they go up in the box at xmas time and we start all over again the year after, i would rather have cheaper entry fees but i do have 4/5 dogs running so it does work out a bit expensive.

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we think the same as you paula to many trophys allready and only been in the racing game four years :thumbsup:

 

[Joanna]

Oh don't be such meanies you lot :wacko:

C'mon a little token doesn't cost the earth and it is special if you've never had one Keep it small and simple and every-one will be pleased :thumbsup:

 

[Vicky]

Not a peddie racer but you could give me a tatty piece of paper with my win on and i'd be happy - most of the non ped opens are payout rather than entries and i keep each of the little money envelopes that i win - they mean more than the few quid inside!

I actually think the certificate idea is a good one - like has been said it can always be laminated and filed away as a nice record of all your dogs achievements.

All my trophies are under the stairs on a shelf, no-one ever see's them but it is nice to have a quick look now and again to reminisce over.

 

[Judy]

Don't think its possible to satisfy everyone.

I definitely think that we shouldn't do away with trophies all together. Like a lot of people that have been in it for a few years, I don't really mind what the trophy is anymore but newcomers do and we need to encourage them.

 

[mandyrfc]

Trophies are the same as Jewellery the actual cost of it trebles or quadruples to the receiver. All because of the sentimental value which is of course right.

Our coisty has won only a few small trophies in whippet racing and we cherish them as they are also memories and i am sure that you all remember each day which trophy, medal, certificate.. etc was won and they can be great to remember.

Our 2 sons are football players and the trophies, medals etc that they have won are on shelves around their rooms and every now and then my husband Derek goes in and the memories come flooding back to him, of all the different teams that they played with, of the games results players everything. And all because of the sentimental memories that each one represents. :thumbsup:

And i am sure that Whippet racing is no different if any of our dogs ever made the final of an Open say it would be like a dream come true to say the least, never mind how we would feel if they ever won at the Champs. :cheers:

So can you ever put a price on what a trophy means to people like us who taking part is Great and the occasional win is Very Special,...........

Trophy cost ................£10

SENTIMENTAL VALUE.................................PRICELESS.

 

[Joanna]

Trophies are the same as Jewellery the actual cost of it trebles or quadruples to the receiver. All because of the sentimental value which is of course right.
Our coisty has won only a few small trophies in  whippet racing and we cherish them as they are also memories and i am sure that you all remember each day which trophy, medal, certificate.. etc was won and they can be great to remember.

Our 2 sons are football players and the trophies, medals etc  that they have won are on shelves around their rooms and every now and then my husband Derek goes in and the memories come flooding back to him, of all the different teams that they played with, of the games results players everything. And all because of the sentimental memories that each one represents. :thumbsup:

And i am sure that Whippet racing is no different if any of our dogs ever made the final of an Open say it would be like a dream come true to say the least, never mind how we would feel if they ever won at the Champs. :cheers:

So can you ever put a price on what a trophy means to people like us who taking part is Great and the occasional win is Very Special,...........

Trophy cost ................£10

SENTIMENTAL VALUE.................................PRICELESS.

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Nicely put, and yes a little momento means a great deal :huggles: