If the members of AWSA were serious about separating, they would have given up their AKC papers that state their dogs were GSDs a long time ago. Thats putting your money where your mouth is. If the AKC wants to recognize the BBS, it should be with imported dogs with FCI papers that have been breeding as that breed since 1989, not with dogs in the AKC registry that are known and registered as GSDs. "The members of AWSA will not magically come back to the GSDCA and start breeding white German shepherds again whether the DQ comes off or not. As a club, AWSA is committed to the separate breed and its establishment and recognition in this country." Donna Beadle eclipsekennels.com============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================