On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:33:08 -0500 (EST), "bart Bartley @" <gsdchablis@xxxxxxx> wrote: >Any animal with disqualifing faults other that color will still NOT >be alowed to compete for Parent club titles, With all due respect Bart, that is *not* what my copy of the BOG says! Here is what it does say: > "...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." ***emphasis mine*** >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. Really? Then I, for one, would like to know why ILP(PAL)# dogs are exempt from this ruling? If a purebred, NEUTERED (they *do* have to be neutered!) German shepherd which doesn't have AKC registration papers for some reason (say, it's from rescue) but it is obviously a purebred dog, why should that dog not be able to exhibit its brains and receive the club award if it completes the requirements? Or do "brains" only matter if a dog has AKC papers? -- Karen C. Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================