Yes, Germany was the first to disallow the white GSD and would not register any pups that were white. As they will not register any GS pup that is inspected and is not approved. As been told if they would not be approved are removed from the litter before he arrives. In the USA we do have a breed warrant if involved in Schutzhund in the United States. http://www.germanshepherddog.com/regulations/breed_warden_tattooer_regulations.htm However, I do not believe they inspect puppy litters as Germany does. Which I am sure most in on this list already know the above information. Theresa On Tue, 2/5/13, Terry Cochran <terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Because Germany said so. It really is as simple as that. Correct me if I am wrong but the AKC tends to go with the standard of the breeds origin. Germany said they were out and we followed suit. I think that is all there is to it. No reason needed to be given other that they didn't want them included in the breeding program any more. Horand had either a parent or a grand parent that was a white. Everyone wants a logical reason for their exclusion and their simply isn't one. The keepers of the standard said that white was no longer acceptable and that was that. Terry ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================