No the dogs are not all related there are now several The Berger Blanc Suisse that were imported to the USA to broaden the gene pool and are not related. Living 45 minutes from Kalamazoo, MI I do know what is going on in their registry. Theresa On Wed, 2/6/13, barbara17236@xxxxxxx <barbara17236@xxxxxxx> wrote: The majority of UKC WS are all related, or are from a few breeders, and go back to one or two "old" white lines/dogs. Yes, there are some UKC WS who do not go back to these lines but not that many out there being shown. Barb Hively - PA DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================