Make sure you send comments like these to Mari Beth O'Neil at the AKC. This is the type of feedback they are looking for. Mike On Oct 25, 2013 11:34 AM, "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I agree Norma. > For all the time this will take we should have clarified that blues, > livers and whites or any albino characteristics, or 'Panda type' markings > ( spots? ) are all a DQ. Get it done once and for all and move on. > We still have a long way to go with this Breed on many issues without > going backwards. > THANK YOU Joan for bringing this to our attention or most of us would > never have noticed. > > Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.marhaven.com > > > On Behalf Of nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: proposed change in standard > I can not remember seeing proposal as dumb as this one. > Actually one could show a purple red or green shepherd or even a pink one. > The change should move forward not backward. our dogs basically come in > three colors black and tan (with variations like bi color) black and > sable.we want rich pigment thats what our standard says. i think we should > be even more specific. > norma hansburg www.normahansburg.com > > send to: > Mari-Beth O'Neill _mbo@akc.org_ (mailto:mbo@xxxxxxx) > Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC > visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/ > > > http://images.akc.org/pdf/secretary_page/October_2013.pdf > > This was published in the Oct. AKC Gazette and needs all of us to contact > AKC that are against this proposed change. Joan > Joan F. Fox http://www.campaignersgsds.com > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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 2012. 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/ ============================================================================