Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The Belgian Herding Breed(s) The Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Tervuran, and the Belgian Lackinois are all the same breed, just different varieties. In America, the AKC made them separate. In other countries, they are still the same breed. Mals are frequently mistaken for GSD's by the general public. Paula, 6 days and counting ******************************************************************************************* Ahhhh, this reminds me of one of the first times I showed our solid black male Obie, in the 80s. It was the Kennel Club of Buffalo show and the judge was Canadian Larry Stanbridge. There were about 12 males being shown and it was one point. Obie won his class and then took Winners' Dog. His grandmother, CH pointed Jeenellyn's Onyx, CD, took the point on the bitches' side and the Breed, beating a NICE black and tan Special. She ALSO was solid black. As we were setting up for Steve Klein to take photos, one sore loser sniffed, "WELL!!! THE NEXT TIME I'LL BE SURE TO BRING MY BELGIAN SHEEPDOG!!" Ellen and I could only look at one another and smile. Thanks, for the memories, Paula! Penny in NY ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================