True dedication to the GSD breed you love will never be stupid!!!! This issue of changing the GSDCA Standard is a very important and should be addressed as everyone so they know what it details it clearly now been brought to the light. Everyone will always have opinions of what is right or wrong but unless you ask and get to the bottom of it you never know the answers. White dogs in the GSD breed has always been forbidden from the beginning so why change it now? The GSDCA-AKC decided to make changes years ago long before 1968. The AKC The Complete Dog Book even states it back in the 1929 "Note: While the permissible range of color is extremely wide, the white are not deemed so desirable." Theresa GSDCA Member scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 8/20/14, Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Keep it simple stupid! "we wanted the membership to vote" ........................ and you also have kept the GSDCA membership completely in the dark on what they are voting on........ (has anyone seen a mention of blues, livers, long coats, black nose pro or con? has anyone anyone seen the proposed standard published?) (approved in APRIL) "I don't want to own a White GSD, breed a white GSD, or judge a white GSD" ................but I voted to revise our standard and support them! (really?) How will it harm the breed? Wrong question. How will it help the breed. And when you sent the new standard to the AKC did you forget your purpose? ""It is the responsibility of The Board of Directors to orchestrate the development of activities which result in the PRESERVATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND ENHANCEMENT of the German Shepherd Dog" So call me stupid but what am I missing? Lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================