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You are correct, Dan Mack, who is slated to judge the GSPCA NSS in a few years is only interested in collecting information to be used to convince people to vote to keep black and black and white show dogs out of the ring (they are already permitted to compete in every other AKC venue open to GSPs including field trials and hunting tests). Some people did try to get him to discuss the issue, but he refused completly. I have no idea why though.