- indicates a dog that requires approval to be used
as a stud. When using these studs, you may have to wait up to
24-hours to breed your bitch. Dogs open for public stud can be used
for breeding right now.
A specialty show is a dog show which reviews a single breed, unlike other dog shows, particularly conformation shows, which are generally referred to as "all-breed" because they are open to all breeds recognized by the sponsoring kennel club.