[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GQ, not Gentalmens Quarterly
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- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:14:57 -0500
I can only speak for myself -
The white gene pool is not all that large; after all, we have had mainly access
to white dogs since the late 60s. Some colored stock has been used but since
the white breeders, in the beginning, only wanted to use white stock, very few
breeders utilized colored dogs in their breeding programs.
I don't want to be restricted to a small gene pool of white dogs. I want
HEALTHY dogs first, and by breeding only within a small group of lines, health
is not going to last forever.
Structure and movement need improvement, and breeding white to white is not
going to get the job done. Think of it like this, if you were to only breed a
black dogs to black dogs, for the next 40 years, how big of a gene pool would
the black dogs have? And, how would you improve on the structure, if the
"correct" structure is in limited access? Or, if something else shows up, how
would you breed it out of the lines?
I would not oppose separation, IF we had the gene pool to sustain the white
dog. I have to think into the future, long after I am dead, and be able to
see healthy dogs, strong lines, and the ability to breed on.
BTW - I would NOT be breeding whites (DQ) had the "false" health concerns, from
the late 60s, been true. Who wants be producing blind or deaf dogs? Or,
generation after generation of sick animals?
Now, breeding livers, who do not have longevity, from my understanding, is not
a good thing to do. I would not have signed up for that.
Barb Hively - PA
DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd
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From: Evan Ginsburg <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jan 27, 2015 4:21 pm
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] GQ, not Gentalmens Quarterly
If you CHOOSE to breed whites even though they are a DQ....wouldn't you want
all white pups??
Are you saying those who breed white GSD also want the Standard color?? WHY?
And, herein is the problem.
Since those who breed Whites have a standard, included in that standard is the
ability to show black and tan puppies if a White is bred to one of OUR standard
colors. It shows a different attitude. They don't make our standard a
disqualification, as we do for theirs.
The bitch I mentioned before was from a white dam bred to Joe Black. There is
some irony in the name, but other than that it is accepted by the White
breeders.
People have a right to establish their own goals. We should not criticize them
and they should not criticize us. We have our standard. We have decided to
stick to it. Now it is time to understand that we are not the boss of everyone
else.
Or, maybe I am, but the rest of you aren't.
Evan
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