Is it not wonderful that we have learned something since 1961. Mr. Brackett speaks from experience, having used Whites in his breeding program. There will always be those who stand against change, and those who embrace it. Each opinion is worth considering, but we should never take such a certain stand, that we can't listen to others. 54 years ago Lloyd C. Bracket had an opinion. It was his, it was based on his experiences, reasoning and education. It was something he felt strongly about. Now each of us has to form our own opinions, based on at least an additional 54 years of knowledge, experiences, education and reason. We have seen the Whites being bred for quite a while now, without the sky falling. We have seen dedication to the breed by those who enjoy a different color. We have seen those who have been denied an area of our sport survive for over 50 years to protect our great breed in another color. We at Asgard started our breeding program in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 15 miles from where Lloyd Bracket started, and was doing his breeding. We saw whites in a number of litters being born in Michigan and even a White German Shepherd dog sled team, (which were the strongest healthiest dogs I ever saw). We were told to cull the whites, that they all were weak, all had health problems and seldom lived normal lives. We found none of that to be true, but having been in that area, we had a chance to watch what happened with whites born to black and tan litters. Those who bought white German shepherds for pets, had them for normal life spans, with no more or less problems than the black and tans. I judged Whites at ARBA, and had the honor of judging the White National Specialty. From that I formed my opinions. Now we each will form our own opinions. In doing so, use reason, experience, knowledge, education, and more than anything else, history. History is the record of the past, not the dictate of the future. Eva In a message dated 7/27/2014 7:56:36 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: "The Case Against The White German Shepherd Dog" by Lloyd C Brackett ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================