Not saying i have (or Max had) a problem with them, just that it was explained to me this way and it made sense to me at the time. I don't know much on herding, I have never gotten to do it (yet) so not sure exactly how that philosophy works. Just saying that is probably the thinking of other people as well. I don't think whites should be considered anything other than a shepherd, they are still shepherds. Jessica Keene http://www.gsdjunior.webs.com > Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:39:27 -0400 > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Whites- how it was explained to me > From: marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx > To: jkeene2005@xxxxxxxxxxx > CC: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Don't know where all of that came from as a whole (the whites are not as > visible/too visible stuff), but Max von Stephanitz didn't have a problem > with whites, aside from the fact that they were boring. > -- > Jackie & Jonathan Nguyen Marcato German > Shepherds<http://www.marcatogermanshepherds.com> > S Konzert vom Drachenberg, RN, CD, CGC "Strauss" > Devine's Gunpowder N Lead RN "Mirada" > Somerset Rose's Honor Bound "Bravo" > > ===========================================================================> > 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/ > =========================================================================== > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================