| The American Rottweiler Verein has taken a stance on this issue and has a new rule regarding hip clearances:
As of June 2002, any dogs over 36 months of age must have a valid passing hip rating either from OFA, Penn Hip or a certificate from their country of origin to be eligible to enter the show. Dogs who do not have a passing hip rating are not eligible to enter. Hip certifications and registration numbers must list the whole number and rating as it is printed on the dog’s original certificates.
The opinions in this forum may favor showing dysplastic dogs in the breed ring, however this same issue was brought up on another board called The Informed Rottweiler and the unanimous opinion there was in favor of this new ARV rule.
And while I'm on the subject of new club rules, the ARV now allows tailed Rottweilers in their shows:
As of June 2002, Tailed dogs born in North America must have tails docked or are not allowed to be shown. Only tailed dogs eligible to enter and show are dogs whose country of origin is in Europe. If a dog is imported after the date that tail docking was banned in their country of birth and the tail is docked, they are banned from ALL ARV events.  |