In a message dated 1/31/12 11:04:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: By your comment Evan I assume it would not matter to you if a dog that bites the judge, has down ears, and a pink nose or undershot jaw or cropped tail could also qualify for this high prize if it "did the work".......? I only care if I am the judge. If doing so makes you happy, go for it. When we set up an award for doing something, and the dog is genetically the breed that is accepted for the contest, and the dog does it better than any other dogs, I agree that dog should be the winner. If you want to limit it to all blacks, or all whites, do it that way. If you want to allow any dog of any breed, to it that way. If you want to allow it to be any size dog, do it that way. But, if you want it to be an AKC registered German sheperd that does the work and gets the highest score, do it that way. If you don't want to see a white win, hold the contest at night. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================