Youse guys! Now my question is how many times has the standard been changed,
added to, etc.? Who decides that standard today? Is this the same standard
that is used world-wide? What if we decide tomorrow that a green GSD is the
standard’s color? does that change the DNA? Now for my green eggs and ham..
:-D
Storm
On Mar 4, 2016, at 9:25 AM, David Fritsche <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Stormy V. Hope
The question is, "WHAT IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD?"
Each of us has to answer that question. If it is a dog that has the DNA that
Von Stephanitz decided to call a German shepherd, then it is a German
shepherd. That is what he decided when he made a new breed, and we decided
to accept his new combination and standard.
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My opinion may not be worth anything but here it is anyway, since I have
nothing better to do at the moment…
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is probably a duck. But
then we have a more astute test for our dogs. The standard is the dog and the
dog is the standard. They are an inseparably a part of one another. So my
opinion counts for nothing. The standard counts for everything.
The standard does not reference DNA but it does describe appearance and
color. Personally I want a rainbow shepherd, but then the standard does not
give me that option. So I am closing down my breeding program until the
standard is changed to permit my favorite color: Green.
Dave
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