I agree Ileana. We have to both breed and judge to the Standard. No question about that, and that is in stone unless changed. However, I had to say how I "felt." My feelings and duties are two different things. I will honor the Standard an my responsibilities to that Standard. However, if put on a platform and given a microphone, I would like to be wearing a peace sign, beads, a tie-die shirt and saying, "all German Shepherds welcome regardless of color." But I'm a child of the 60's and Woodstock. Helen Franklin On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Ileana <inquestgsd@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I think we need to separate these issues. > > -One, a good dog is a good dog. To me that is very true > -Two, as GSD fanciers, the standard is our blueprint > > We keep getting these two issues confused. > > We should be breeding and judging to the standard. And TODAY the whites > are a DQ. > > That doesn't mean the dogs are not good (they are) I that they are not > beautiful (they are). Barb has a male that is right down stunning. > > So, if the issue is the standard, there really is no issue. Or shouldn't > be. > > Ileana > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 6, 2013, at 9:00 PM, Helen Franklin <helenfranklin520@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > I am not and can never be color blind when it comes to German Shepherd > > Dogs. IF THEY HAVE THE BRAIN OF A GERMAN SHEPHERD, I WILL LOVE THEM. > > I can not help myself. I love beyond color in both dogs and people. I > > love the character of the German Shepherd Dog and look beyond the coat > > color. I will judge > > to the Standard as I am obliged to do, but I will not condemn any GSD > > because someone says they are the wrong color, as longs as they have the > > mind of a GSD! > > Long live all German Shepherd Dogs!!!!!!! > > Helen Franklin > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================