I've not seen the color combo referred to as "Panda" I can only imagine that color would be reminiscent of a Panda Bear which would be Black and White, if that is the case, of course the more white the less desirable. M ----- Original Message ----- From: arycrest@xxxxxxxxxxx To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 5:25:38 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] A question for the judges - tri-color or so called Panda GSD Every so often the subject of tri-color/Panda shepherds comes up in a discussion on various message boards I belong to. I can't find any where in the GSD breed standard that would disqualify this color/pattern from being shown in an AKC show. I'm not saying a tri-color/Panda would win or even be considered for placement, but that they could walk into an AKC sanctioned show ring, be examined by the judge, and not get disqualified (except of course it had cropped or hanging ears, noses not predominantly black, undershot jaw, docked tail or made any attempts to bite the judge - of course the dog would not be white so couldn't be DQ'ed for that.) Would this color/pattern even have a fault or serious fault counted against it? "Color The German Shepherd Dog varies in color, and most colors are permissible. Strong rich colors are preferred. Pale, washed-out colors and blues or livers are serious faults. A white dog must be disqualified." http://www.akc.org/breeds/german_shepherd_dog/index.cfm Thanks!!! Gayle & the Hooligans! http://www.picturetrail.com/arycrest - Link to The Hooligans Albums ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4bf9abc4270ce81ccast03duc ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================