In a message dated 8/18/2007 11:50:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, grnram415@xxxxxxx writes: I show in lots of AB shows.? I have friends in many breeds.? They all love the GSD but most won't touch them.? This is interesting because of what is happening in the ARBA shows with the Shiloh Shepherd. Tina Barber, the woman who developed the breed has an attorney who wrote to the owner of ARBA and withdrew their right to use her standard, saying it is copywritten. The owner of ARBA considered just not allowing Shilohs to be shown in his shows any more, but since there were so many owners who want a venue, he took a different appoach. Bob hired me to write a standard for Shiloh Shepherd, to be used at ARBA shows. They will no longer recognize the Barber standard, and now have thier own. They will ask UKC to use the ARBA standard. It seems that the Shilohs are being bred back to German shepherds, and at ARBA those offspring will no longer be recognized or allowed to be shown. It was a very interesting experience to write a standard. I was hired by ARBA to do it, so in my opinion the standard is owned by The American Rare Breed Association. There are interesting developments, considering the creation and protection of a breed. There will be an ARBA show in Claremont, California on November 11, and 12th. If you want to see some interesting breeds, come by. Four shows in two days. Evan Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================