Quote Originally Posted by TuMicks View Post
I respect people who compete in sports where there is ONE blue, ONE red, ONE white, etc. I can't do that. At least not right now. I don't mind "competing" against a standard, and I'm always competing against myself, or against what my dog and I did last time. Where were the holes in our performance, how can we work on that. Did we do better this time than last... that sort of thing.

It works for me.
You are competing against a standard and trying to obtain a qualifying score. Three of those and you get your title, regardless of placement. Lots of people shoot for a certain score, whether it's "perfection" or just better than the last time. Depends on your perspective. There is a score sheet, also, and while it's not always easy to get your hands on, it is often possible to at least see it and snap a picture. And, the judges often will chat with you for a moment to at least let you know where things went awry.