Cut and pasted directly from the White GSD of America website! (which is why a nose not black has been removed from our current DQ list) *NOSE*: Total Black is preferred. But brown or pink streaked is acceptable. Color of nose may change with estrus, cold weather and age. Disqualification: A nose totally lacking in any pigment Like I said, I like to deal with facts. To further accommodate we now are facing accepting blues and livers. Lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Anne Utter <rautt75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't know of any white GSD standard that allows for a 'snow'nose. > Either it is a serious fault or a dq. Unless maybe the white Shepherd > (BBS/AWSA etc.) does. Some dogs' noses turn lighter in cold weather and > some bitches it turns lighter during estrus. But strong pigment would be > desired in any GSD regardless of color. > Anne, GA > > Sent from Anne's iPad > > > On Jul 30, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > One of the white > > standards allows for a "snow nose" much like we see in Siberian Huskies, > > Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, and Bernese Mountain Dogs. > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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 SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================