An explanation from a Breed Council member.
..., nothing has changed apart from the fact long coats have now been recognised as being different which is a big step towards being allowed their own shows etc hopefully some time in the future . The application has now gone in to register the GSD Long Coat Club due to this announcement.
There may not be separate registrations because this has to be managed and the KC do not have the resources to do this ie in Germany they have Breed Wardens who see the litter before the point of registration to identify the different coats which come from the normal coat matings. As far as being shown in the normal coat classes already in WUSV/SV Germany the FCI and Ireland KC they are all shown in their own classes and not mixed. The KC are aware of this .
