It is all going to boil down to who votes to approve or not approve the white to be removed from being disqualified to a fault. This is just a thought as Frankie the first Panda was registered as a black and tan he technically could have been shown. As there are off color white GSDs that could technically be registered as sables so as a sable they could be shown too. So it has been proven there are health issues in both the white GSD and the GSD connecting the 2. White German Shepherd Health Problems and Raising a White German Shepherd Puppy to be Healthy By Michele Welton http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/health/whiteshepherds.html Theresa On Sat, 5/24/14, Anne Utter <rautt75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: turn this around. What if you have a nice white or coat, pay a handler etc and the judge puts up a standard dog. Would you drive 10 hrs. to show under the same judge again? if the judge is honest and calls the one that best fits the standard, then no one has anything to complain about. Anne, GA Sent from Anne's iPad > On May 24, 2014, at 3:12 PM, "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Exhibitors FOR this vote..have you thought about driving for > hrs. to a show with a nice Standard dog...pay a handler to > show it and then see the judge put up a white or a coat for > a major because of its 'same DNA'..or they want to be PC and > 'more inclusive' and 'accepting'? > Would you drive 10 hrs. to show under that same judge again? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================