AKC split the Working group in 1983. The name of our breed should explain why it was put into the Herding group. Shepherd. Get it? and the book is von Stephanitz' book. If you have more than one of those, you are in a very select group. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Cochran" <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx> > Can you give us the name of the book? It was my understanding that Max > didn't like the fact that there was a lack of consistency of style in the > herding dogs. He wanted a dog that would work well with man in the > military. Is that true? Can someone tell me what year the GSD were > switched from the working group to the herding group and why? > Terry ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================