In a message dated 2/3/10 8:46:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > In 1913 the standard of the German Sheep Dog, as AKC then called it > though > the parent club was The German Shepherd Dog Club of America had this to > say about color. When I went on the board, the president at that time Bob Williamson asked me to check on the corporate status of the club. I couldn't find the incorporation in New York. So, I searched by the date of Incorporation 1913. I then found it, and also found that in 1916 the club name was changed to the Shepherd Club of American. The board had decided to drop the "German" from the club's name. I took it on and changed the name to The German Shepherd Dog Club of America. During those years, anyone could have taken the name. And, that's the truth. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================