Excellent post and could not be better written. It should be brought to the GSDCA membership for a vote to decide or for the GSDCA Board to send the letter and let the AKC decide. Theresa scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 3/23/15, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: RE: The White Issue as it is... I don't think it should be a "personal" issue. In other words it does not matter what I think or want or breed, and though I hear all the time about how white dog owners LOVE their dogs...that really is not the concern either. I can LOVE a mutt...but that's not the issue. Personal preferences of mine, nor the Board nor the white Club members should be the concern here. The PROBLEM IS...left this way...the white dogs have nowhere to go. LIMBO! They are beautiful to many and they are HERE TO STAY!! We as standard breeders should have the backbone and concern to set them free....and those who claim to love them should have the REAL LOVE of them enough to give up on a specific name! It will never work as it is. Set them free!!! Then some day while watching Westminster or Eukanuba shows we will be able to see a beautiful white dog gait around the ring on that dark blue carpeting while the announcer calls out THE NEW BREED 'NAME' as he gives its history....and the crowd will go nuts!! The whites will finally have its place in AKC annals of History and books! But this will never come to pass as it is. SOMEONE has to give them their freedom. WHERE is our backbone?? Why not let AKC handle this?? WE'RE NOT!!! Do we really care how AKC of FSS solves it? At least they will actually BE. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2015. 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 both 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. POSTS CANNOT BE USED IN A COURT OF LAW. 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/ ==========================================================================