[jak]

Awww too bad.
Some of those accepted breeds I have never seen!
I learn of a new breed like every day, it's crazy!

 

[Marian]

A treeing what? I've never heard of half of those breeds either, jak.

 

[Dogsinstyle]

They are - I have a friend that won the altered class with a mini poodle in New England 2 weeks ago.
Carole

 

[roxy25]

Coonhounds and hounds have the biggest registration numbers in UKC so I am not surprised that its only open for them right now. Next breed will mostly be APBT's

 

[Poodle Lover]

I am sure that at some point the poodle will be allowed to competed in the altered class.
The CFA (cat fancier's association) has had an altered cat class for a very long time.

 

[Harley_chik]

I think that's a neat idea. When you think about it, a dog's offspring says more about their breeding suitability than their own show record. So why not show their altered offspring as a testament to the parents? Also someone on another forum brought up the possibility of collecting and then neutering stud dogs, so the owner doesn't have to deal w/ the issues that come along w/ having a stud dog. I don't know how that would work, but it's an interesting thought.