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As described below, people on this Board have come up with three broad categories for what constitutes an Amateur
1) A definition based on compensation
2) A definition based on the relationship between handler and dog
3) A definition based on competitive advantage
For example,
Group 1 Compensation based definition of Amateur
Craig - a person who trains and performs without searching for or accepting personal financial reward or material benefit in connection with his or her participation in retriever events.
Ed - a person who does something for the pleasure of it rather than for money.
Evan - a person who receives no remuneration for training and/or handling a dog
Ken - a person who does not receive compensation for a particular action, task, or activity. A person who does accept compensation for a particular action, task, or activity is a professional.
Shayne - a person with a full-time, non retriever related, job.
Group 2 Relationship based definition of Amateur
Miriam - a person who trains and runs their own dog. A person who is paid to train and run another person?s dog is a pro.
Group 3 Competitive advantage based definition of Amateur
John Fallon - a person who is not _______ (you fill in the blank) enough to compete with the Pros
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1) A definition based on compensation
2) A definition based on the relationship between handler and dog
3) A definition based on competitive advantage
For example,
Group 1 Compensation based definition of Amateur
Craig - a person who trains and performs without searching for or accepting personal financial reward or material benefit in connection with his or her participation in retriever events.
Ed - a person who does something for the pleasure of it rather than for money.
Evan - a person who receives no remuneration for training and/or handling a dog
Ken - a person who does not receive compensation for a particular action, task, or activity. A person who does accept compensation for a particular action, task, or activity is a professional.
Shayne - a person with a full-time, non retriever related, job.
Group 2 Relationship based definition of Amateur
Miriam - a person who trains and runs their own dog. A person who is paid to train and run another person?s dog is a pro.
Group 3 Competitive advantage based definition of Amateur
John Fallon - a person who is not _______ (you fill in the blank) enough to compete with the Pros
Ted