The bottom line is that right now, in 2012, white GSDs are just that-- German Shepherd Dogs--with the same DNA of any other GSDs. I, for one, am glad that the Board did what they did. In performance, brains COUNT for something. Kudos to the board for a ruling that SHOULD bring all colors closer together! Penny in NC The Farm Dog On Feb 9, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx wrote: > But Mary they could always compete in performance, just not win the > top GSDCA awards. > Molly > > In a message dated 2/8/2012 8:52:28 A.M. Central Standard Time, > mary_e_stacey@xxxxxxxxxxx > writes: > Good Morning All, > I think it is fantastic that the BOD are allowing the white coated > GSD to compete in performance, what a huge step! I think a lot of > us forget the history of our beloved breed, and also forget at one > point in time white coated GSD's were fully accepted in the breed. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================