On 11 Aug 2013, at 7:49, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: u saw the info from the board meeting Sue. Per the board's decision/vote the only thing you will get to vote on is a standard change removing the DQ for white and making it a very serious fault. That's it, nothing more. Your opinion (my opinion etc.) wasn't asked re removing the fault altogether or letting them form a separate breed. The AKC no longer offers the possibility of varieties so that option was never on the table. <reply> There are three white groups - only one of them wants to leave. Our AKC rep said that since they were still a GSD, they cannot leave. A GSD is a GSD. You get to offer your opinion by voting on the change. We cannot change our standard without a 2/3 vote by the membership. In April the Board voted to form an ad hoc committee to review the subject. THIS WAS IN THE MINUTES AND THE membership had ample time to express an opinion to the committee. There was nothinbg hidden from the membership. In July, the Board was presented with the committees recommendation and followed the rules - present to the AKC for approal Before presenting to the membership. This $36 membership was not done just for the whites - it was done to get people from all walks of the breed - pets, performance etc - to join the club IMNSHO, the subject has already been over discussed. You cannot legislate morality. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================