Can spayed/neutered dogs have egistered names?
My Standard Poodle is registered with the AKC on limited registration, meaning she must be spayed (which she is) and can’t be bred. She still has a registered name though. Spayed/neutered dogs can’t be shown in Conformation, which is what most people think when they hear “dog” and “show.” That’s the one where they go around the ring and the judge checks them out, where the dogs are perfectly groomed, etc. The point of Conformation is to evaluate breeding stock, which is why they must be intact. However, spayed and neutered dogs can and do perform in every other dog sport – agility, rally, obedience, tracking, earthdog, flyball, etc etc. To compete in these through registries like the AKC, UKC, etc, they must be registered – complete with a registered name. It is absolutely not pointless, and the dogs are not ‘worthless’ simply because they’re spayed or neutered. You can still have fun and compete in canine performance events with a companion dog that won’t be bred. Like I said, my spay
