Clean Run List

[k9kreationz]

There was one person who was very selfish.

Since many of us aren't on the list, can you (or whomever read the list) tell us what was "selfish"?

For myself, how much I volunteer directly correlates to how friendly and accommodating the people in charge are. Like Ashley, there is a specific club I'd never volunteer with...ever. Having a good person in charge, makes people a lot more willing to work. This last trial, I had 2 people "in charge" get angry at me for things I couldn't help. i.e. I had to back out of 2 leash running jobs to go walk/run. Really? You're going to get angry at me? Another one said, in a very nasty tone, "well, you BETTER make it up - here put your name here". And I told her, if you put my name there, it may conflict with ring 2. And she gave me a dirty look. Really?

I still worked because it was my club, but I was angry and bitter. And when I was done, I didn't do anything extra for her that day. I went and helped elsewhere. In NADAC, everyone is really so nice and accommodating that I love helping out. I think someone needs to tell my club's "in charge" people to be nicer to the "help".

I haven't worked one single AKC event. Mostly because 1. it's not my club, 2. it's not a club I see often, and 3. I'm scared of all the hand signals and 4. oh my, all the rules. After I am "broken in" at my club's AKC trial, maybe I won't fear it so much.

I give as much as they give. I've learned this is the best route. Because I am tired of being used and abused.

 

[Calliesmom]

At my last club I was one of the core members that did all the work. There were about 7-10 of us who showed up every clean up day, every trial set up day, etc...so it was really important for us to get volunteers. We always offered free lunch vouchers, and our club went all out for lunch! I think people really appreciated that.

As a volunteer, I also love when the judge thanks us--it makes a difference. Once at our trial there were few people helping out and the judge (Bud Houston) STOPPED the trial and said that they had better get some people out and volunteering or he wasn't going to go on!

I have also been on the other end...I volunteered at a trial not too long ago where people were really rude to me. I was the only one leash running AND bar setting for a DAM event (so, lots of work and lots of dogs). I was running around like crazy. No one said thank you. Most people were nitpicking at how I was doing it ("That bar is crooked" when the jump was broken so the bottom bar had to be placed crookedly). I vowed to never volunteer for them again.

Our club has the same type of core people. I've now been to 2 of our agility trials and this fall will be the fourth obed/rally trial. I'm now the obed/rally trial chairman because no one else wanted to do it. I like rally and want to be able to compete at our trial and not have to drive over an hour to go to a trial. The obedience judges thank the stewards after every class. Unlike agility trials where the competitors usually all help out, our obed/rally stewards are all members of our club so it can be a challenge to have enough people to be in all the right places. so far, it's all worked out. I believe at our agility trial this spring, the judge thanked everyone who helped out.
I guess a lot of people forget it's all supposed to be about fun with the dogs.

 

[Calliesmom]

Team small dog is HILARIOUS!

it is.............

 

[nellie123]

I guess a lot of people forget it's all supposed to be about fun with the dogs.

Off topic, but that is so true. Titles are ah-may-zing, but really, it's supposed to be a fun game for you and your dog. At a USDAA trial we watched last fall, one woman was so mad at her young BC that took a tunnel instead of a tire that she ranted and yelled for at least 10 minutes. (Did I mention she was ringside, so ALL competitors and spectators heard her. )