Dog Show Stewards

Chapter 7, Section 20. If a judge disqualifies adog at any show, he shall make a note in the judge’sbook giving his reasons for such disqualification. Incomputing the championship points for a breed, saiddog shall not be considered as having been presentat the show.Chapter 11, Section 6. No entry may bechanged or canceled unless notice of the change orcancellation is received in writing or by telegram bythe Superintendent or Show Secretary named in thepremium list to receive entries, prior to the closingdate and hour for entries, except that a correctionmay be made in the sex of a dog, or a dog may betransferred from one division of the Puppy Classto another or between the Puppy and Twelve-to-Eighteen Month Class at a show prior to the judging.A dog determined to be ineligible by its owner/agent, for the class in which it has been entered maybe transferred to an eligible Open Class at a showprior to the judging of any regular conformationclass within the sex of that breed or variety, and thatdogs which according to their owners’ records havecompleted the requirements for a championshipafter the closing of entries for a show but whosechampionships are unconfirmed, may be transferredfrom on one of the regular classes to the Best ofBreed or Variety competition, provided this transferis made by the Superintendent or Show Secretaryat least one half-hour prior to the scheduled startof any regular conformation judging at the show. Nodog may otherwise be transferred to another class.Owners are responsible for errors in the entryforms, regardless of who may make such errors.However, superintendents and show secretariesthat validate entries with AKC records may correctthe dog information to match the AKC registrationdata for the dog as specifically authorized by theAmerican Kennel Club.Chapter 11, Section 8. A dog which is blind, deaf,castrated, spayed, or which has been changed inappearance by artificial means except as specifiedin the standard for its breed, or a male which doesnot have two normal testicles normally located inthe scrotum, may not compete at any show and willbe disqualified except that a castrated male may beentered as Stud Dog in the Stud Dog Class and a12