Excellent post Stephanie. I've also seen a lot of photos lately of the standard coated GSDs herding darker coated sheep. What about the standard coats getting lost in those herds? Kathy GSDCA member ----- Original Message ----- From: "crosswind45" <crosswind45@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 9:08 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V5 #1300 As to not being suitable for guard/tend purposes aren't the Kuvaz and Great Pyranees, both white dogs, well known for guarding flocks of sheep? Stephanie Cross On Aug 1, 2011, at 8:20 AM, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > He wanted a functional dog that could be used for guard/tend purposes. > White dogs . . . were not as suitable because they were too visible . . . > . ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================