In a message dated 8/1/11 8:11:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, RopajaGSD@xxxxxxx writes: IF it were to be voted on that a GSD with a white coat (masking another color) is no longer a disqualifying fault, than one would think that the "noses that are not predominately black" should also loose its disqualifying status Now might be an excellent time to discuss taking White out of the disqualifying fault list. I would like to hear opinions on that. What I would rather not hear is "You can't not have it as a disqualifying fault because it is a disqualifying fault". I do hear that a lot. What I want to know is why should it be a disqualifying fault, what value is it to keep it disqualifying, and how will it impact our breed if we changed the standard? Not that there is anything wrong with asking. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================