I asked the question "why aren't White Shepherds allowed to be shown" to a couple GSDCA board members. The answer was that the AKC doesn't recognize them because they don't meet the standard. A German Shepherd should be able to protect a flock at night and the white would not give it the camofage it requires. They also made the point that it isn't the GSDCA that is keeping them out but the AKC by not recognizing them as meeting the standard. This maybe a bunch of hog wash but that is what they responded to me in 2005. Glenn ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================