I would not have agreed with before message possibly a year or so ago but today I think at it totally different. As UKC had registered White Shepherds as a separate breed for several years with now as Jen mentioned changed now how a White Shepherd can be registered it is a disaster waiting to happen. I will never believe in linebreeding or inbreeding close up as I have seen personally the undesirable results. The last 2 GSD's I have purchased was a sable who had a white GSD as her dam and a sable sire, the other the one I own now had White Shepherd sire and a black and tan dam. So I feel I do have a purpose to respond to this after seeing first hand the situation that is unfolding. I do not have a problem with the color of dog another person owns but my opinions today have changed. I want a GSD that is healthy, sound temperament that lives a long healthy life and I feel that is over 13 and I am not seeing this today very often. If a GSD of any color can not live free of issues for their lifetime a solution needs to be found so they can. I do get tired of excuses of why the dog is not healthy or has temperament issues. My 18 year old German GSD-Collie 2 breed dog lived his whole life able to travel through my father's salvage yard but was never sick a day in his life. So I do not believe the chemical issues causing the main problems, it is and always will be the genetic makeup and the immune system of the dog. Yes, every truck, car, etc. was removed of all the chemicals before put in the yard but just like any vehicle there is no way to remove ever trace. Otherwise I would like someone to explain how certain families be it a person or animal family that does not carry health issues where the genes show others do? Yes, asbestos is a serious situation unknown years ago to cause cancer but today we know it can. Again cars, trucks, etc contained asbestos was in the salvage yard yet my dog did not die of cancer. Explain why owners take the best care of their GSD's go to holistic vets, feed the best food available, keep their dogs away from all chemicals, etc. yet these dogs have allergies, DM, EPI, are lost to cancer, IBS, bloat, etc. ? This is to be taken seriously as dogs are in trouble today and unless things change it is going to get much worse. Theresa ________________________________ From: Pharaohs Revenge <pharaohsrevenge@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 9:04 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Omission from Jan 2013 Board mtg minutes? Here we go again. There's no reason this inquiry should be posted to a SHOW GSD list. Go ask the GSDCA board and stop trying to start the white debate again. Been there, done that way too much this year. Donna Beadle Eclipse German Shepherd Dogs & Berger Picards www.eclipsekennels.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================