Why is a white GSD disqualified from the show ring in many clubs?
The GSD was bred and developed as a herding dog. A pure white coat is not readily visible on snowy hillsides and sheep seem to respond better to colored dogs. As a guard dog, white is too visible. Also, top breeders have bred against a white color for a lengthy amount of time, so the gene pool of white GSDs is very limited and inbreeding can be a problem.
