[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Whole White/Long Coat Mess
- From: Terry Cochran <terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx" <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>, "Roye, Vicki / Kuehne + Nagel / MEM FZ" <Vicki.Roye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:11:20 -0700 (PDT)
Excellent post and what this discussion should be about.
Terry
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From: Joan Fox <campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Roye, Vicki / Kuehne + Nagel / MEM FZ" <Vicki.Roye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
Linda Bankhead <lindabankhead44@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 5:52 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Whole White/Long Coat Mess
Vicki, I so wish I had written this. Thank you!
Joan
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Joan F. Fox
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On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:13 PM, "Roye, Vicki / Kuehne + Nagel / MEM
FZ" <Vicki.Roye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I am struggling with much of the discussion on whites/long coats.
>Â
>It is NOT about if whites or pandas or whatever are purebred or not. They are.
>There is no need to discuss DNA testing. They ARE German Shepherd Dogs.
>Period.
>Â
>It is not about if they carry genes for health problems or not. Of course they
>do. Just like the black and tans.
>Â
>It is 100% about the standard. From the beginning of the breed, whites and
>pale colors were held in disfavor. They were bred out of the gene pool as
>quickly as possible. A standard is a blueprint for excellence. By design it is
>both EXCLUSIVE and ELITIST. Â Breeding proper dogs of any breed requires an
>adherence to the standards for excellence. A 16 inch Chihuahua may be a very
>fine dog, but it is NOT a typical chihuahua and those who seek to breed such
>animals do not abide by the written standard for the breed. That is their
>choice, but the Chihuahua parent club would be remiss to change the standard
>to cater to those who do such breedings. Ditto with our parent club whose very
>mission statement is to defend and support the standard.
>Â
>The founders of the breed had a clear vision for our breed. It described an
>animal of a certain size, a certain build, a certain coat, a certain color,
>and foremost certain temperament and character traits. I implore all serious
>shepherdists to read and re-read Von Stephanitzâs book. And to talk to and
>read about training dogs for workâwhat is required. The book Working Dogs
>which details the Fortunate Fields breeding program is superb.
>Â
>Many, many AKC breeds have standards that excludes certain colors and markings
>as they are not typical for the breed. Many people purposely breed for the
>undesired colors (per the standards) and I am sure many of those dogs are
>quite nice. But they are not typical for the breed.
>The parent clubs do not need to pander to these people to âincludeâ them.
>They breed dogs outside the scope of their breed standards ON PURPOSE.
>Â
>This club was formed to defend and promote the standard.
>Â
>Changing whites, which were always held in disfavor, from DQ to very serious
>diminishes the standard. It does not make the standard more robust.
>It actually appeases and encourages those who do NOT adhere to our standard
>and deliberately and with intent breed dogs who do not conform to our
>standard. Will the breed suffer if this happens? Probably not. There will
>always be a core of breeders who strive to breed the proper GSD. Just as there
>will be those who strive for unusual colors, large size, etc. However, do we
>want our club to reach out to and  pander to those people?
>Do we want our voting membership to become increasingly dominated by those who
>have no regard for our standard?
>Â
>To me it is simple. Do we defend our standard, or do we not? Are we seeking to
>redesign and change our breed? These are the real questions.
>
>Thank you for voting Kuehne + Nagel:
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