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I am extremely upset and disappointed that my veteran dog was so rudely treated by the “highly regarded”, German rottweiler judge, Anton Spindler. I entered Duncan in the veteran male class at the NW USRC regional show in Dixon, CA. The host club is the Wine Country Rottweiler Club. I have supported their shows in the past with my entries. I was looking forward to showing Duncan in the veteran’s class. Duncan was the only entry in this class. My good friend Monica took him into the ring while I stayed outside to bait him. Herr Spindler checked his teeth and found that all were accounted for. He then checked testicles. He couldn’t find any. Monica informed him that he was neutered. Herr Sprindler informed her that he would have to DQ my dog for lack of testicles. Monica thought he was making a joke.
I read the rules before signing my dog’s entry. Section 15 of the USRC show rules state that all dogs and bitches must be intact except for the veteran, stud dog and brood bitch classes. The rule isn’t vague. It isn’t up to the judge to interpret.
Herr Spindler refused to judge my dog. He refused to judge by the rules of the show. He turned his back and walked away from my veteran dog. Not only was I very upset, disappointed and confused by this man’s behavior, my dog had to be DRAGGED from the ring.
Duncan is a show dog. He understands that there is more to being in the ring then just checking teeth and testicles. There is gaiting, baiting, stacking, and his favorite- the cheering. He knew that he wasn’t done.
Herr Spindler acted irresponsibly and in extremely poor sportsmanship manner by refusing to judge a dog that was eligible to be shown in the class that he was entered in, under the rules of the show. He REFUSED to look at the USRC rules when they were offered to him.
Bottom line. This world-renowned judge showed great disrespect for my veteran dog AND for the United States Rottweiler Club.

I did ask for a refund of his entry, but that is a small, very small, consolation for what I put into to get my dog ready to be shown.