Just one of those "food for thought" comments: Everyone agrees that under their white coats (caused by a separate masking gene) they are genetically colored GSD ... black/tan, black, sable ... whatever ... No where in the standard does it mention a white masking gene, or any gene for that matter ... only COLOR!!! Ergo, I say that since the GSDs with the masking gene are in fact colored dogs, that under the current AKC Breed Standard they ARE allowed in the ring without any type of fault whatsoever!!! :) I'm bored this morning ... have a nice day everyone!!! Gayle & the Hooligans! http://www.picturetrail.com/arycrest - Link to The Hooligans Albums ____________________________________________________________ NetZero now offers 4G mobile broadband. Sign up now. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=NZINTISP0512T4GOUT1 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================