i believe that floppy ears, nose not black, and half a tail also DQs and is not eligible for top awards at the national. Wrong ? Carolyn ________________________________ From: "InquestGSD@xxxxxxx" <InquestGSD@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:19 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] White GSD..... Awards I keep reading this thread, and it seems to me there are a couple of real issues. 1- People object to the procedure followed to change this ruling 2- Dogs with DQ should not win top honors. I wish the membership had voted on this, and for the record, I would have voted for any registered GSD to qualify for top performance awards. Had the membership voted we wouldn't be having this discussion. With all the upcoming events I dont think this was the time to approach this, but hey! I am not on the board and not aware of all the details that lead to this. Who voted and how they voted will shed more light into this discussion. We'll have to wait for the minutes, I guess. I too agree that this is a big deal, for everyone. If you work your dog and he gets the top placing, they should win the top award. I cant see how a dog with floppy ears, or a nose that is not black, of half a tail, can qualify for the top award, but a white GSD cant. If it is a GSD, it qualifies. IMO. I can NOT find a scientific, reasonable, sensible reason why the white's were DQ'd in the fist place. Having said that, this change should've been handled properly, or we run the risk of doing changes for the hell of it, and we all know how well that works. I love GSD's, of any color. I prefer sables.....really, really like sables....<G> Ileana ===========================================================================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/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================