Patti explained very well how I feel about breeding for color.
I would have zero problems with the panda people if they had one pup come up as a panda, studied the heck out of why this genetic change occurred and how it affects the coat, and then didn't breed the dog.
Instead, they got a dog that was an interesting and unique color. So they are breeding her to get pups with that coloring, not knowing whether there are any health or genetic concerns associated with this color, and now they're making them out to be some kind of "rare breed" due to their coloring. Mind you, they are *still* German Shepherds - they have GSD parents and heritage, just not GSD coloring. So exactly what makes them a rare breed? The color and the fact that people wanting something 'different' will pay money to buy that color and claim it as a 'rare, unusual, special' breed.
What I don't see on their site, between all the "championship" certificates they have for each panda dog, are titles. Obedience, herding, Schutzhund, any of that. The only panda dog they have a title on is Frankie, and it's an obedience title.
If they're going to breed them, why not make sure they're worth breeding for something OTHER than color. Like working ability, temperament, etc?