now THAT we are in agreement....lol...Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx, gsdchablis@xxxxxxx, pagairs@xxxxxxx, Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: wjbj2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, dwylie237@xxxxxxxxxxx, linnloch@xxxxxxxxxxx, cbattaglia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, LauraEG@xxxxxxx, rob-n-dine@xxxxxxxxxxx, LEWIEB@xxxxxxx, nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jmoses0924@xxxxxxx, SCHARO1@xxxxxxx, wynsum@xxxxxxx, Ginialtman@xxxxxxx, "fk fasano" <fk.fasano@xxxxxxxxx>, vpgsdca@xxxxxxx, norberge@xxxxxxx, ekolan1@xxxxxxx, janandmort@xxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:48:18 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: a question to the board/membership AND........even if it were meant to be whites only.........no one who adheres to the Standard should have the authority to choose to pick and choose WHICH disqualifying fault does not matter?? Carolyn   marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com   ----- Original Message -----   From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx   To: gsdchablis@xxxxxxx ; pagairs@xxxxxxx ; Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx   Cc: wjbj2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; dwylie237@xxxxxxxxxxx ; linnloch@xxxxxxxxxxx ; cbattaglia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; LauraEG@xxxxxxx ; rob-n-dine@xxxxxxxxxxx ; LEWIEB@xxxxxxx ; nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; jmoses0924@xxxxxxx ; SCHARO1@xxxxxxx ; wynsum@xxxxxxx ; Ginialtman@xxxxxxx ; fk.fasano@xxxxxxxxx ; vpgsdca@xxxxxxx ; norberge@xxxxxxx ; ekolan1@xxxxxxx ; janandmort@xxxxxxx   Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:56 AM   Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: a question to the board/membership   Respectfully Bart, you say below (quoting)     "Any animal with disqualifying faults other that color will still NOT be    allowed to compete for Parent club titles"     That is NOT what the BOG says.     Quoting the BOG:     "The board voted to allow all AKC-registered German Shepherd Dogs,    regardless of color or other disqualifying physical faults, to be eligible to    compete for the titles of Agility, Herding and Obedience Victor/Victrix at the    national trials."     For the record, because I know not all board members are on the list (and    this has been a hot topic for the past two days), I strongly object to any   dog  with a DQ being awarded these titles at our national.  I find this    decision to be in direct contradiction to our club's mission statement.     From the "Mission" statement of the GSDCA; The purposes for which the    Corporation was formed are:   2) To define precisely and publish  definition of the true type, and to   urge the adoption of such types on   breeders, judges, dog show committees, etc., as the only recognized and    unvarying standard by which   the German Shepherd Dog is to be  judged, and which may in the future be   uniformly accepted as the   sole standard of excellence in breeding and AWARDING PRIZES OF  MERIT;     I don't have a problem w/ whites.  Either embrace them or let them go  to   do their own thing.     I don't have a problem with a dog with a (breed) DQ competing in AKC    events.  I don't have a problem with a mixed breed dog competing and being    honored in AKC events. God Bless. They can be wonderful dogs.  A dog with a  DQ   can be a wonderful dog, but it can NOT, by definition be a good example of a    GSD and should not under any circumstances be awarded top honors at our    national.        Kathy Salvucci, member GSDCA, DVGSDC   Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd  Champions   visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/)      In a message dated 2/9/2012 2:34:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,    gsdchablis@xxxxxxx writes:   I also  voted in favor of the motion. The D & A on a white is the same as a   Black  and tan, a Black, a sable, a Blue or a Liver colored shepherd. The   purpose of  this motion was NOT to allow all animals with disqualification to   compete for  Parent club titles. It was to be fair those owners who wish to   support the  GSDCA that happen to own pure breed white GSD. The only reason   that Whites  were denied the oppertunity  to be competitive was because one   almost won  the Obedience Victor or Victrix at one of the national held in   Calif a while  back. Any animal with disqualifing faults other that color   will still NOT be  alowed to compete for Parent club titles, As for being   guardians of the  breeds, the most important factor of our breed is not color,   it's BRAINS. Any  thing that promotes the porformance of the German Shepherd   Dog is important.  And while blues, livers, and whites are the results of   ressives genes that are  undesireable, there temperment, attitude and   trainability should not   be curtailed. This is just my opinion and the reason I voted as I did.   Bart  Bartley   -----Original Message-----   From: pagairs  <pagairs@xxxxxxx>   To: Bokenkampgsd1 <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx>;  showgsd-l   <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>   Cc: wjbj2  <wjbj2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; dwylie237 <dwylie237@xxxxxxxxxxx>;   linnloch  <linnloch@xxxxxxxxxxx>; cbattaglia <cbattaglia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;  nancy   <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; GSDCHABLIS  <GSDCHABLIS@xxxxxxx>; LauraEG   <LauraEG@xxxxxxx>; rob-n-dine  <rob-n-dine@xxxxxxxxxxx>; LEWIEB   <LEWIEB@xxxxxxx>; nancy  <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; jmoses0924 <jmoses0924@xxxxxxx>;    SCHARO1 <SCHARO1@xxxxxxx>; wynsum <wynsum@xxxxxxx>; Ginialtman    <Ginialtman@xxxxxxx>; fk.fasano <fk.fasano@xxxxxxxxx>; vpgsdca  <vpgsdca@xxxxxxx>; norberge   <norberge@xxxxxxx>; ekolan1  <ekolan1@xxxxxxx>; janandmort   <janandmort@xxxxxxx>   Sent: Thu,  Feb 9, 2012 12:50 pm   Subject: Re: a question to the  board/membership   As did the majority of the Board, I voted in favor  of the motion.   Gary   -----Original  Message-----   From: Bokenkampgsd1 <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx>   To:  showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>   Cc: wjbj2  <wjbj2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; dwylie237 <dwylie237@xxxxxxxxxxx>;   linnloch  <linnloch@xxxxxxxxxxx>; cbattaglia <cbattaglia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;  nancy   <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; GSDCHABLIS  <GSDCHABLIS@xxxxxxx>; LauraEG   <LauraEG@xxxxxxx>; rob-n-dine  <rob-n-dine@xxxxxxxxxxx>; LEWIEB   <LEWIEB@xxxxxxx>; pagairs  <pagairs@xxxxxxx>; nancy <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; jmoses0924    <jmoses0924@xxxxxxx>; SCHARO1 <SCHARO1@xxxxxxx>; wynsum  <wynsum@xxxxxxx>;   Ginialtman <Ginialtman@xxxxxxx>; fk.fasano  <fk.fasano@xxxxxxxxx>; vpgsdca   <vpgsdca@xxxxxxx>; norberge  <norberge@xxxxxxx>; ekolan1 <ekolan1@xxxxxxx>;   janandmort  <janandmort@xxxxxxx>   Sent: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 12:13 pm   Subject: a  question to the board/membership   Regarding the motion to allow  whites to received the performance victor   awards.........   Don't you  feel seeing a GSD (white, floppy ears etc) with a current   disqualification  according to the standard on the cover of the REVIEW perhaps   winning the  highest performance award is contrary to your appointment as   guardians of the  breed standard?   Molly   Trillia German Shepherds since  1972   Member GSDCA, GSDCC, GSDC of Beaumont, lifetime member CKC   "Blessed  are the cracked, for they let in the  light"   ===========================================================================  POST  is Copyrighted 2011.  All material remains the property of the   original  author and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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