[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: - the other White decision

  • From: Zoa Rockenstein <zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "proudk9@xxxxxxxxx" <proudk9@xxxxxxxxx>, "'Stormy V. Hope'" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 12:26:45 -0700 (PDT)

Well said, Carolyn!  I totally agree with you!  I wish the Board would put the 
issue of letting the white gsd people go their own way on the ballot!  How will 
we know how the membership really feels if we don't get to vote on all of the 
major possibilities?

Dr. Zoa Rockenstein, AKC Breeder of Merit
http://www.riverrockgermanshepherds.com/ 
Generations of Dually-Titled Champions
and Protective Companions for a Changing World


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> From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: proudk9@xxxxxxxxx; 'Stormy V. Hope' <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> 
>Cc: 'Show GSD List' <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2013 1:32 PM
>Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: - the other White decision
>   
>
>Since the white Shepherd has been a DQ for many, many years....and has NEVER
>been a 'desirable' part of the Standard for the German Shepherd Dog it seems 
>it has been the decision of those who continue breeding them to have to deal 
>with the problems that exist with that decision....just as it does with any 
>other DQ in any Breed Standard.
>Why not let them "go" off into their own Breed and gain their own glory as a 
>very beautiful White breed of dog like others have?   There are many white 
>breeders that DO prefer that...and many that breed according to the our AKC 
>Standard that DO prefer that.   It's the best possible solution rather than
>risk destroying our Parent Club over another 'war'....
>AKC will work it out in the most fair way possible once we give them the 
>permission to separate.   You KNOW AKC is not going to lose the revenue from 
>those that are already Registered!!   They will have a method as they do for 
>any 'new' breed that originated from another.   There are quite a few "white" 
>Breeds that we now know ..and are highly respected that came from separation 
>from another Breed Standard.  
>
>I really don't think this is comparable to two brown eyed people having a 
>blue eyed child??   Nor does it matter how the UKC handles their Standard. 
>(  "pale, washed out colors"  could be almost ANY interpretation in the 
>hands of many judges.....I don't see that as "pretty neat and simple" )
>Personally I LOVE the GSD Standard and the Breed AS IT IS.
>Those who prefer whites could tinker with their own Standard any way they
>preferred as a specific respected Breed.
>
>Carolyn  marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>www.marhaven.com
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