Somehow it bothers me that the white coated GSD is good enough to work at the 9/11 site as a SAR, other SAR sites, Police dogs, therapy dogs, service dogs, compete in performance, everything except Conformation, have as much heart as any GSD but members put these dogs down even in these venues! They are good at what they do, owners work hard and excel with them. If need be, I could get you names and proof of work some have done and even died in the line of service. If you don't like the white coat, and you don't want anything to do with it, then vote NO and vote against everything else along with it. Keep on with your select choice. That's the freedom we have. But just because one person is against the white coat in SAR, Service etc, does not make it inferior. Anne, GA Sent from Anne's iPad============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================