[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Responses to Updating the White GSD

  • From: Joan Fox <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "rautter001@xxxxxxxxxxx" <rautter001@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "tamaringsd@xxxxxxxxx" <tamaringsd@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:30:18 -0800 (PST)

What difference does it make?  It was done over 40 years ago.
 
Joan F. Fox 
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> From: Robert Utter <rautter001@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "tamaringsd@xxxxxxxxx" <tamaringsd@xxxxxxxxx> 
>Cc: "<showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 3:02 PM
>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Responses to Updating the White GSD
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>I think a lot would like to know the real reason for the DQ.   Lots of 
>speculation.  Shouldn't there be some sec. Report somewhere that has the 
>language?  
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>Sent from my iPad
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>On Mar 2, 2012, at 2:19 PM, "Erika A. Buckley Gmail" <tamaringsd@xxxxxxxxx> 
>wrote:
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>> I received several responses to my original post....thought I'd respond in 
>> one reply......
>> From what I've read, back in the 1940's/1950's the Germans cooked up the 
>> term "Fading color" to designate dogs of lighter colors with the allegation 
>> that such fading colors and white are signs of degeneracy.
>> It was in the 1960's that we, (GSDCA), followed this allegation by DQ White 
>> GSD's. Yes, other issues such as White would blend in with sheep was 
>> claimed. (Grrr....Not all sheep are white....)
>> Someone disagreed with my original post.....claiming Whites were not DQ'd 
>> for lack of knowledge. That they, the GSDCA, knew that White was not 
>> associated with health problems. And, that the White GSD was DQ'd by the 
>> majority vote of the membership because that is the way the members wanted 
>> it.
>> It sure would be nice to know WHY they wanted it..... what was the reason 
>> for the GSDCA to DQ the White GSD?
>> Another objection brought up was......why change our Standard.... just to 
>> have a bunch of people breed "rare colors". 
>> Of coarse "rare colors" definitely should be DQ'd. But why a White GSD....a 
>> White GSD is not a "rare colored" GSD.
>> Years ago a Black GSD with a stark white chest, from neck to bottom, became 
>> a Champion.....he was sometimes referred to as being part of the breeder's 
>> famous "x" litter. This is an example of where are Standard would have to be 
>> more specific. OMG....could you picture the reverse....but our Updated 
>> standard could DQ it. 
>> Again, why was the White GSD DQ'd?  WHY? Time to Update our Standard? Were 
>> the White GSD's wrongfully DQ'd. If so, it's time to change.
>> I personally would not breed to a White because my Preference are the dark 
>> blk/tans & blk colored.
>> Erika
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