In 1989 - 47 member voted on the HL Standard. In 1994 - 5 years later that many members voted in Zone 1 alone.
1993 - The Proposed HL Standard had 43 changes to be voted upon, 11 proposals failed! Approximately 340 members voted.
In 1993 HLRSC did a color survey to determine who was raising what colors. What a dramatic encouraging response we got! 210 members responded by mail!!! I can't imagine us getting 210 email responses from members, much less have them fill out a questionnaire on paper, put a stamp on it and mail it. Hollanders had PASSION for the breed and it showed.
Chris Zemny made a wonderfully detailed chart with the % of each color being raised. Also published was a list of which breeders were raising the most requested colors. Then listed in order were - Blue-eyed White, Chocolate, Pointed, Lilac, Lynx, Smoke Pearl, Ermine/Frosted Pearl, Squirrel, Steel and Tan pattern. Also Blacks without white hairs.
Anyone remember Smoke Pearl Points?