One slight correction - limited registration, means the animal's progeny can not be registered.(The animal itself is registered) M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doc Zoe" <wynsum@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:40 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] ALTERED STATES > The OTCH is an obedience title. Altered dogs can compete in any > performance event and > become a CH in that event - so can ILP > > The Obedience Victor/Victrix can be altered. It is an award given by the > GSDCA - not the AKC > and the dog if it has not won a ribbon is put before a judge to determine > if he/she is a good > example of the breed. The problem arose when the dog that won Combined > was a white - that is > a disqualifying fault and the Obedience Victrix title was Not bestowed - > that was independent of > whether or not she was fixed. Many obedience people take their dogs to a > trial when puppies to > get a ribbon, then alter their animals and compete - I assume this is also > true of rally, agility and > herding. > > A Bitch in season can track - she just goes LAST. > > Limited registration - just means the dog's get cannot be registered - > they do not have to be > altered. > > > > > I thought that dogs in the Veterans class whether altered or not could not > compete for the points > because is was a non regular class. > Doc Zoe > Wynsum http://wynsumgsd.com > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================