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Great idea!

If jack uses his way of thinking for picking doy imo it'll be way more creditable than the sdj. For the life of me I can't understand how a dog can be even considered if it hasn't raced in that calendar year. This isn't the first time either, when it happened before he got so much backlash he promptly removed the dog

I really don't know what this guy was thinking, nor why. I believe he made his decision for many reasons, all of them wrong.

That really is a great idea about a PBB DOY "round table" effort. We can take it to the next level by making it a result of community participation.

For example, say I create a thread DOY 2015, beginning of this December, and we all list possible Candidates that come to mind. We argue the pros and cons, etc. Then, after (say) 20 Days of debate, I post a POLL up and let it be a Community Vote for DOY, that way it is a general consensus amongst ALL, after ALL have heard the pros/cons of each dog.

Then, after it's done, I can create an Article for the Database honoring each community-selected DOY, plus listing the Honorable Mentions, giving the Candidates ALL their credit as we definitely feel they deserve a salute for their being considered as well.

That sounds like the best idea for DOY consideration ever

Jack