Wasn't there a time when persons of color couldn't play professional ball in the majors? I recall a time when segregation was real, and really stupid, and some people got hurt trying to do the right thing. My parents didn't raise me to be a racist, and I don't want to be one now. Color doesn't affect movement or working ability as far as I know. The stuff about color and specific animals herded is pretty thin too, I hear "sheep" well gsd's don't herd sheep for the most part, border collies are a work of art on sheep. Big dogs usually are used on bigger livestock, cattle. Not to say gsd can't herd sheep and ducks..... It's refreshing to see so many post asking the rational question, "how does color affect the gsd?" Haven't heard a quantifiable answer yet, "because it's in the standard" just doesn't do it for me, why is it in the standard, how does it change or demean the gsd to be white. White is a color,it's not pale pigment, it's a color in it's own right. Ann In a message dated 8/4/2011 12:06:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes: My personal thoughts are that no matter what happens any color or coat GSD who competes at a National in any performance event can take top honors. Those events are based on performance not looks and if a white GSD takes High In Trial or High Combined then they deserve to be the Obedience Victor/Victrix. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================