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Originally Posted by Meggie I was interested to see that the AKC standard doesn't make any mention of male dogs having to be entire, with two descended testicles, in order to be shown, as the British standard does to comply with Kennel Club rules.
Can neutered dogs be shown in America? http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=199 |
No, neutered dogs cannot be shown in conformation. The AKC site has a statement that covers all breeds, "Spayed or neutered dogs are not eligible to compete in conformation classes at a dog show, because the purpose of a dog show is to evaluate breeding stock."