It may not mean anything to the people who have chosen to breed dogs with a disqualifying fault, but it probably means alot to those of us who haven't. Thanks, Randy for a great article. Well written and informative. Cyndi Flautt www.carettigsd.com. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 28, 2013, at 8:24 AM, barbara17236@xxxxxxx wrote: > We can also say, the Germans do NOT want the angulation seen in the American > bred German Shepherds - The Germans want the German type. The Germans do not > like the "non-working" American bred German Shepherd temperaments - The > Germans want the SCH temperaments. So, should we stop breeding American > dogs? > > > > So, what does this all mean? NOTHING. We live in America. If we are going > to use the German this, and the German that, we need to start doing things > the German way..... or, not. You can't, realistically, use parts of the > German's breed philosophy, and ignore the parts we don't like. That goes > for the whole breed standard, not just parts. > > > And, if white was so bad, why didn't the founder breed it out of the breed, > at the beginning? If he had, we would not be having this discussion today. > > > > Barb Hively - PA > DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: scenecrest.geo <scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx>; ELG440 <ELG440@xxxxxxx>; > showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 10:07 pm > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] RE: Sometimes, It’s jus tSIMPLE Black & White… > > > Hi Theresa; > I think that is the POINT. The Germans don't want the > whites associated with The German Shepherd Dog! > They have NO PROBLEM with it separating into a new > Breed...a new Breed that goes by another name such as > "Berger Blanc Suisse"....but DEFINITELY not utilizing > the name "The German Shepherd Dog"...NOR does AKC. > Also.. > Of course American's don't want them competing in an > AKC show. They are a D.Q.! Isn't that the POINT > of a D.Q.??? > I think "History" is MAINTAINING....<G> > > Again....it is just so simple. > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.marhaven.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/ ============================================================================