No...basically most of us on this List are not dictated by the Germans "choices." But we ARE talking about the actual A.K.C. STANDARD here.....? I don't know of any specific 'COUNTRY' that deliberately breeds against a "preference"..."not desirable"..."Fault"..."Serious Fault" or Disqualification of any Breed Standard??? ....AND.... asks to have the STANDARD bar lowered to THEIR preference!? ....AND.... is heard and heeded by their Parent Club Board! I'm sure any other Country is watching this play out with humor....<G> ESPECIALLY when it is STARTING at our NATIONAL! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of barbara17236@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 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 , marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: .....whites were never ever considered desirable in this Breed even though some were utilized in the beginning...along with a LOT of other unknowns. ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: I too liked the article written by Randy. But, we must neve be bound by the past http://www.getyourcontent.com/1/47980-0/History-Always-Repeats-It.aspx What is really interesting is the Germans never really accepted the white GSD as they stopped registering them years ago as I find through the guidance of Max Emil Friedrich von Stephanitz. Today Germany accepts the white dog by a different name Swiss White Shepherd “Berger Blanc Suisse”. However, America continues to fight the war of not allowing them to complete at the AKC Conformation Shows. This was decided years ago by the members of GSDCA so history is repeating itself here again and will probably have the same outcome time will tell. Theresa ===========================================================================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. 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