The German Shepherd Dog is a WORKING HERDING BREED! WHY would we want to break into 'color divisions'?? What POSSIBLE improvement or betterment for the Breed would dividing them by color classes serve??? This Breed deserves more than "leveling the playing field"... Blacks did not win in the ring many years ago because of their quality...not because of their color. There was a time it was hard to find a good black. That is no longer the case! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com A separatists believe they've got enough diversity already to stand alone. What to YOU think? on a related note... If we as the GSDCA pushed hard enough, coat colours could be divided by variety For AKC. Having varieties for say, whites, blacks & AOC (all other colours) would surely be well received by both exhibitors & judges alike. As it now happens that a nice solid (black) can occasionally win in the breed ring today-- where in years' past one would hardly even bothered to show (a black) cuz it was a waste of time, money & effort that would never have gotten a second look... Getting placed as a variety would make for an even playing field- for all colours and the whites as well; would it not? Not to mention the economic viability for the club through support by entries, memberships, etc... Jen P & the Pack not interested in the politics; but in the health, genetic diversity & preservation of the great breed I must have been born to love- even sharing my birthdate with the creation/anniversary date of the GSD :) JayDee's Proud-Haus Shepherds/ ProudK911 www.jaydeesphs.com AKC Breeder of Merit Home of the Total Dog you can be Proud of!!! ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================