[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Apology to the Board - the other White decision
- From: Terry Cochran <terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "valleydogs2000@xxxxxxxxx" <valleydogs2000@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:00:19 -0700
Thank you for posting I was beginning to think I had gotten the issue wrong. I
hope someday you guys get to have your own club.
Terry
Sent from my iPad
On Jul 31, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Melanie Fuellgraf <valleydogs2000@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> There are TWO entirely separate issues regarding the GSDCA and the white dog.
> They do not need to
> be mutually exclusive and should be addressed as two separate items. .
> 1. The role of the white coated GSD within the GSDCA.. This has been
> addressed recently by the Board via a possible change
> to the standard to remove the disqualifying fault. This is the view
> supported by members of the WGSDCA
> & WGSDCI. This would require a membership vote to change the standard.
> 2. The
> other issue, is the establishment of the White Swiss Shepherd/Berger Blanc
> Suisse (White Shepherd) as a unique
> breed within the AKC. The
> Berger Blanc Suisse is a full FCI breed and the only thing standing between
> the
> establishment of the breed here in the
> United States with the AKC is the GSDCA. The Berger Blanc Suisse / White
> Swiss Shepherd is flourishing in
> Europe as a separate and distinct breed. The members of the American White
> Shepherd Association (AWSA) who are seeking breed recognition only wish to
> have
> the same opportunities for their dogs here in the United States.
> a. AWSA is only asking that the GSDCA not object to the recognition
> of the White Swiss Shepherd/Berger Blanc Suisse (White Shepherd) breed by the
> AKC.
> b. AWSA has NOT and will NOT asking for a change to the GSDCA
> Standard.
> c. AWSA has NOT and will NOT ask for any changes to the GSDCA award
> criteria.
> d. AWSA is NOT even asking for approval or endorsement of the GSDCA
> of the White Swiss Shepherd/Berger Blanc Suisse (White Shepherd) breed.
> e. Regardless of any changes to the GSDCA standard to be more
> inclusive of the white coated GSD, AWSA WILL continue to petition the GSDCA to
> seek breed recognition for the White Swiss Shepherd/Berger Blanc Suisse .
> AWSA circulated a petition in 2009/2010 with
> the following wording:
> We the undersigned,
> wish the German Shepherd Dog Club of America Board to Draft a letter to the
> American Kennel Club that it will NOT protest the AKC establishing the White
> Shepherd as a separate breed within the Foundation Stock Service program
> The petition was submitted to the board with 368 signatures. At the time
> the 368 signatures represented over 10% of the
> GSDCA membership.
> AWSA was also asked by the GSDCA board to
> obtain an opinion from the SV regarding this.
> If the
> Board is going to request a vote of the membership regarding a standard change
> to remove the disqualifying fault, What would it take to request the Board to
> request a membership vote to address the
> OTHER issue regarding the GSDCA to not object to the establishment of the
> White
> Swiss Shepherd/Berger Blanc Suisse (White Shepherd) as a unique breed within
> the AKC?
> Thank you,
> Melanie Fuellgraf
> Link to BBS standard
> http://www.messeschweiz.ch/users/fbbsi/fcistandard_347g01en.pdf
>
> ps. if any of you would like a copy of the letter and petition circulated or
> the correspondence with the SV, please email me off-list and I will send you
> copies
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